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The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has [gone / going] to three scientists for their work on photographing molecules. Professors Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson will share the $1,090,000 prize. They developed a [specially / special] way of taking photos of molecules. Molecules are the very smallest [building / built] blocks that make up the [calls /cells] in our body. Everything and everyone is made [off / of] molecules. The three chemists [developed / development] a technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). This [allows / allow] scientists to zoom [on / in] to amazing new levels. Scientists can now see [things / thing] in our bodies that we have never seen before. They can see how the building blocks of life [move / movement] .

The Nobel Prize committee said the [newly / new] cryo-EM technique will change science forever. It said the [technique / technical] has "moved biochemistry into a new era". The Nobel chairperson said: "Soon, there will be [no / not] more secrets. Now we can [see / seen] the intricate details of the biomolecules in every [corners / corner] of our cells and every drop of our body fluids. We can understand how they are [build / built] and how they act and how they work together [on / in] large communities. We are [faced / facing] a revolution in biochemistry." Professor Frank said the [practical / practice] uses for the technique were "immense". Cryo-EM will mean scientists can look at the building blocks of [virus / viruses] . This means we will find cures for many diseases.

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