In August 1997, inside the Panton Arms in Cambridge, a small group of scientists sat over beer, discussing a difficulty they had encountered in experiments with DNA polymerase. They could not have known that an apparently ordinary conversation would help give rise to a technological revolution in the life sciences. More than two decades later, […]

Twice a silver medalist at the International Mathematical Olympiad in his youth, crowned with the Fields Medal at the age of 35, he later turned his attention from academic triumphs toward foundational education and artificial intelligence. Leaving the traditional academic world behind, he joined a Huawei research laboratory. In Lingang, he offered a simple message, […]

At the Shanghai Lingang venue of the 2025 World Laureates Forum, a scholar in a dark suit leans slightly forward, quietly listening to a question from a young scientist. His gaze is gentle, his demeanor composed, as if time itself has slowed in his presence. This first-time participant is Noga ALON, recipient of the 2024 […]