Roger Tsien shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his "development of the green fluorescent protein (GFP)". Fluorescent proteins revolutionized molecular biology and has contributed to a better understanding of many fields.
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, this took place during a visit to Oregon, and other reports mention that he was on a bike trail at the time. Whether this was due to an accident or a sudden medical emergency isn't clear, but what is very clear is that everyone had been expecting to benefit from his work and his insights for some time to come.
Tsien also helped Douglas Prasher, who made substantial contributions that enabled the study of GFP but had to resort to driving a shuttle bus after losing funding because his work was undervalued at the time, by giving Prasher a job in his lab after receiving the Nobel Prize.
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2016/09/01/roger-tsien-1952-2016
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/31/roger-tsien-dies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Y._Tsien
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_fluorescent_protein
(Score: 3, Interesting) by deimtee on Friday September 02 2016, @02:12PM
I hope the concentration on STEM remains. I am more likely to read those articles, even if I don't comment.
I think the general topics are good for involving the community in discussions and giving the sense of an active and vibrant site, but the tech stuff is really why I hang out here.
Overall, I think the current mix is pretty good.
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.