Explained: Higgs boson 'God particle'
Physicists celebrate evidence of particle
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Spokesperson for the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experience Guido Tonelli (R) gestures next to director general of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Rolf-Dieter Heuer, during a press conference at the CERN on December 13, 2011 in Geneva. Physicists said that they had narrowed the search for the elusive sub-atomic Higgs Boson particle that would confirm the way science describes the Universe. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)