Mazal tov to Ada Yonath

Mazal tov to Ada Yonath on becoming the first Israeli woman to win a Nobel prize.

Israeli scientists Ada Yonath and Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for mapping ribosomes, the protein-producing factories within cells, at the atomic level.
......This year's three laureates all generated three-dimensional models that show how different antibiotics bind to ribosomes.
"These models are now used by scientists in order to develop new antibiotics, directly assisting the saving of lives and decreasing humanity's suffering," the academy said in its announcement.
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For those boycotting Israel and its academics, I would like to issue you a word of caution. In the future, refuse to take antibiotics because you never know if your life may have been saved due to an Israeli academic.