Nobel prize comes as a surprise to Venki Ramakrishnan (Image: 2009 laboratory of Molecular Biology)
A bike and a “little drinks party in the lab” is enough for the molecular biologist named joint winner of the prize in chemistry last week.
Congratulations! How did it feel when you found out?
Initially, I thought it was a prank. Then, as it dawned on me it wasn’t, it was a bit of a shock. Nothing prepares you for it.
Did you paint Cambridge red?
Just a little drinks party in the lab.
Your laboratory has won quite a few Nobels over the…
