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Three Share Nobel for Chemical Process

Frenchman Yves Chauvin and Americans Robert Grubbs and Richard Schrock win the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Their research shows how to custom-make molecules for cheaper, cleaner chemicals and drugs to combat major diseases. The prize is worth $1.3 million.

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Joe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR.
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