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Porridge and Laleh at the party of parties

Porridge, truffles and apples are on the menu at this year's Nobel banquet. The guests have also had time to enjoy both dancing and newly written music by Laleh.

Porridge and Laleh at the party of parties

This year's winners have received their medals

Now this year's Nobel laureates have received their medals and been hailed with song and speech. But the prize ceremony is held against a backdrop of a world in turmoil.

This year's winners have received their medals

They solved the puzzle that has baffled researchers for decades

The researchers David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have cracked the codes for the structure of proteins, "life's chemical multi-tool". Now they are being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry by the Academy of Sciences.

They solved the puzzle that has baffled researchers for decades