US : Ralph Klein remains the Nobel laureate , the committee says . NEW : The award is unprecedented in Nobel history , the committee says . Steinman , however , died days ago after extending his life with his own discoveries . The other half of the prize , and about $ 1 million , goes to Bruce Beutler and Jules Friedman .
NEW : Ralph Steinman remains the Nobel laureate , the committee says . NEW : The situation is unprecedented in Nobel history , the committee says . Steinman , 68 , died days ago after extending his life with his own discoveries . The other half of the prize , and about $ 1.5 million , goes to Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann .