# NSF congratulates laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/nsf-congratulates-laureates-of-the-2022-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/
- Published: 2022-10-09T09:15:38-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: K. Barry Sharpless, Carolyn Bertozzi and Morten Meldal received the 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.” Image credit: © Johan Jarnestad / The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. NSF News – October 5, 2022. Three scientists shared the prize for developing “click chemistry” — a functional type of chemistry based on molecular building blocks that snap together — and bioorthogonal chemistry, which uses click chemistry within the cells of living organisms. […] Click here to view original web page at beta.nsf.gov