Multiple choice

The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for which of the following?

  1. For the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis

  2. For studies of the structure and function of the ribosome

  3. For studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces

  4. For the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP

  5. For work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, and Ada Yonath for their studies of the structure and function of the ribosome. Their work using X-ray crystallography revealed how ribosomes work at the atomic level, crucial for understanding protein synthesis in all living organisms.