Medicine award kicks off Nobel Prize announcements

October 5, 2008 By KARL RITTER , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Two scientists who have won acclaim for research into the growth of cancer cells could be candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine when the 2008 winners are presented on Monday, kicking off six days of Nobel announcements.

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GrayMouser - Oct 05, 2008
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After they soiled their reputation by giving Al Gore and the IPCC a Nobel prize I really don't care what the Nobel awards committee thinks.
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