Nobel Prize for chemistry of life
Date: 8.10.2009
The prize is awarded for the study of the structure and function of the **ribosome** - the cell's protein factory.
The ribosome translates genetic code into proteins - which are the building blocks of all living organisms.
It is also the main target of new antibiotics, which combat bacterial strains that have developed resistance to traditional **antibiotic drugs**.
These new drugs work by blocking the function of ribosomes in bacterial cells, preventing them from making the proteins they need to survive.
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