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Jennifer Doudna,
ladies and gentelmens,
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my name is Barbro Osher, I'm the Honorary
Consul General of Sweden in San Francisco.
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I would like to welcome you
to this very special occasion in Berkeley.
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Since 1901 the Nobel Prizes
have been presented to Nobel laureates
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at ceremonies in Stockholm
and Oslo on the 10th of December,
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the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
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In his last will, Alfred Nobel expressed
that he wanted to establish a prize:
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an award to those who confirmed
the greatest benefit to humankind
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within the fields of science,
literature, and peace.
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Jennifer Doudna,
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the Li Ka Shing
Chancellor’s Chair in Biomedical
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and Health Sciences at UC Berkeley
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has announced in October.
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
has decided to award you
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the 2020 Nobel Price in Chemistry
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for the development of
a method for the genome editing.
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Together with your fellow Nobel laureates,
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you will be celebrated
on December 10th in Stockholm
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at the Prize ceremony in the City Hall
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attended by members
of the Nobel Foundation
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and the Nobel Prize awarding institutions.
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On this occasion, the work
you have been awarded for,
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will be presented in more details.
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And customarily you would have
received this Prize
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from the hands of His Majesty the King.
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However, this year you would be
celebrated with the distance
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…. upon us with this pandemic.
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And since you cannot go to Stockholm now,
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your Nobel Prize, medal, and diploma
have been brought to you here instead.
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With regards from the Royal
Swedish Academy of Sciences
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and the Nobel Foundation,
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it is a great honor to convey to you
my warmest congratulations
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and ask you to receive the Nobel Prize.
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(Applause) (Cheers)
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JD: Ah! Wow!
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(Applause)
People: Bravo!
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(Cheers) (Applause)