Nobel Prize-Winning Israeli Chemist Ada Yonath Dies at 87
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Professor Ada Yonath, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 and the Israel Prize in Chemistry in 2002, died on Monday at age 87. Born in Jerusalem, Yonath worked at the Weizmann Institute of Science, specifically in Rehovot's Structural Biology and Chemistry Department, where she led the Ribosome Group. Her groundbreaking research revealed the structure and function of the ribosome. Yonath was the only Israeli woman to have won a Nobel Prize, receiving the chemistry award in 2009.
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What they agree on
- Professor Ada Yonath, an Israeli Nobel Prize-winning chemist, died on Monday at age 87.
- She won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009.
- Her research focused on revealing the structure and function of the ribosome.
- She worked at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Where they split
- The Jerusalem Post provides additional details about Ada Yonath's birthplace (Jerusalem) and her work at Rehovot's Structural Biology and Chemistry Department, leading the Ribosome Group.
- Haaretz highlights that she was the only Israeli woman to have won a Nobel Prize.
- I24NEWS refers to her as "Professor Ada Yonath" in its headline.