Ada Yonath, Chemist and First Israeli Woman to Receive a Nobel, Dies at 87

September 1, 2026 · 3:02 pm 1 sources

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• Ada Yonath, Chemist and First Israeli Woman to Receive a Nobel, Dies at 87
  The New York Times · September 1, 2026 15:02
  Her mapping of the ribosome, which led to new designs for antibiotics, faced years of derision, as many scientists saw it as a dead-end effort.