One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.

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Actor Anil Kapoor, Union Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani are among Indians who have been honoured in Time ... US Office of Science and ...

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