NEW : Ralph Steinman remains the Nobel laureate , the committee says . NEW : Because the committee did not know of Steinman 's death , the decision `` was made in good faith , '' the assembly said . The situation is unprecedented in Nobel Prize history , the committee says . Steinman , 68 , died 68 after extending his life with his own discoveries . The other two of the prize , and 10 million Swedish kronor , goes to Ralph Steinman and Jules Hoffmann .
NEW : Ralph Steinman remains the Nobel laureate , the committee says . NEW : The situation is unprecedented in Nobel Prize history , the committee says . Steinman , 68 , died 68 after extending his life with his own discoveries . The other two of the prize , and 10 million Swedish kronor , goes to Ralph Steinman and Jules Hoffmann .