Scientists who researched so-called “knockout mice”, DNA fingerprinting or stem cells are among the possible candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine to be announced today in the Swedish capital.

Scientists who researched so-called “knockout mice,” DNA fingerprinting or stem cells are among the possible candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine to be announced today in the Swedish capital.

AMERICANS John L Hall and Roy J Glauber and German Theodor W Haensch won the 2005 Nobel Prize in physics yesterday for work that could lead to better long-distance communication and more precise navigation worldwide and in space.

Australians Barry Marshall and Robin Warren have won the 2005 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work their role how the bacterium helicobacter pylori plays a role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.