3 men receive Kyoto Prize

KYOTO, Japan - 2010 Kyoto Prize laureates (from L) Shinya Yamanaka, a Kyoto University professor known for developing technologies to generate induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, Hungarian mathematician Laszlo Lovasz and South African artist William Kentridge pose with the award at a press conference in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2010. The international prize is annually presented by the Inamori Foundation to those who have made significant contributions in the field of advanced technology, basic sciences, as well as arts and philosophy. (Kyodo)

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