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Nobels go to maps, LEDs, microscopy

Research at boundaries of disciplines garners prizes

human cancer cell splits into two

IN THE ACT  A cancer cell’s chromosomes pull apart in an image made with a method pioneered by a Nobel-winning researcher.

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By Andrew Grant, Beth Mole, Meghan Rosen and Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

As if to recognize that walls separating scientific fields are falling, the 2014 Nobel Prizes in chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine went to discoveries that defy single-discipline labels.