### [2012-10-10](/feed/2012/10/10/index.md)

##### American
# Two American scientists, Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka, win the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on discovering the inner workings of G protein-coupled receptors. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/10/us-nobel-chemistry-idUSBRE8990EN20121010?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews)

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