
Morten Meldal's colleagues told him that he has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. See his reaction
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A video of Morten Meldal's reaction after finding out that he had won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from his colleagues has gone viral online.
In today's dose of heartwarming content, we have a video that will surely melt your hearts. Winning a Nobel Prize is a big thing in itself, but when you have people who are super proud of your achievement as well, the happiness doubles. Something similar happened with Morten Meldal, who won this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Read on to find out about it further.
The now-viral video was shared on Instagram by Now This news. In the short clip, Danish chemist Morten Meldal was greeted with a round of applause and cheers from his colleagues. Actually, Meldal found out that he had won the Nobel Prize at that moment and his huge smile said it all.
The incident happened in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 5.
"Watch this chemist realize what he won. This is the heartwarming moment Danish chemist Morten Meldal found out he had won a Nobel Prize — via a round of surprise applause from his coworkers. Meldal, along with two other scientists, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday. Per the AP, his work has focused on developing a way of 'snapping molecules together' that can be used to design better medicines, including ones that target diseases such as cancer more precisely," reads the caption of the post.
Watch the viral video here: