Three U.S-born scientists win 2017 Nobel Prize for Medicine

The most-watched Nobel is the Peace Prize, the only one presented in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. It is expected to be announced on October 6.

Scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling our biological clocks, the award-giving body said on Monday.

"Their discoveries explain how plants, animals and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronized with the Earth's revolutions," the Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institute said in a statement on awarding the prize of 9 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million), reports Reuters.

With medicine being the first category, the annual announcements of Nobel Prize winners has begun on October 2 in Stockholm. The recipients of prizes in physics, chemistry, and peace will also be announced during the upcoming week. Each Nobel prize comes with a 9 million kronor ($1.1 million) prize.

The winner in economics will be announced next week, likely on October 9.

The only one presented in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, the most-anticipated Nobel is the Peace Prize. It is expected to be announced on October 6.

Some have suggested the award could go to the negotiators of the Iran nuclear deal, in which Tehran agreed to give up its nuclear-weapons program in return for an easing of financial sanctions.

Also believed to be contenders are Syria's White Helmets rescue service, Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege, jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, and Edward Snowden, who revealed details of the NSA electronic surveillance program in the United States.

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