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Is the end in sight for US Nobel prize dominance?

16 May 2018
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Flagging effort: the US is slipping behind in Nobel prizes, while the UK is holding its own. (Courtesy: iStock/TommL)
The US’s dominance in scooping Nobel prizes for work in the natural sciences could be nearing

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