Stockholm [Sweden], October 6 (ANI): Benjamin List and David WC MacMillan on Wednesday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis."

"The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis," tweeted the award-giving organisation.

Also Read | Pakistan Court Gives India More Time to Appoint Lawyer in Kulbhushan Jadhav Case.

Earlier in 2020, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna won it "for the development of a method for genome editing."

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded 113 times to 188 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021. Frederick Sanger is the only laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice, in 1958 and 1980. (ANI)

Also Read | Rabi Ul Awwal 2021: Moon Sighting in Saudi Arabia Today, Know When and Where to Get Live Updates.

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)