Reward and Banquet

The moment arrived for Aleksey Yekimov and Louis E. Brus to step onto the stage.

The king of Sweden approached them, carrying medals of honor. As the hall held its breath, the king carefully placed the medals around their necks.

Symbolizing the highest recognition for their exceptional contributions to the field of chemistry.

The crowd erupted into applause.

A split second after the two Nobel Prize winners gracefully exited the stage, another speaker took the spotlight.

This time, the focus shifted to the Nobel Prize in Physiology.

The audience's attention was captivated as the speaker discussed the award, recognizing the groundbreaking discovery of extinct hominins and the extensive research on human evolution.

The group called "hominins" includes current humans, extinct human species, and all of our direct ancestors.

Svante Pääbo was the one receiving the Noble Price.