2020 Chemistry Nobel goes to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna for gene editing
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna had been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the improvement of one way for genome modifying.”
FILE PHOTO: French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier (L) and professor Jennifer Doudna of the U.S. pose for the media all over a talk over with to a portray exhibition via kids concerning the genome (Photograph: Reuters)
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna had been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the improvement of one way for genome modifying.”
“Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have came upon one in every of gene era’s sharpest gear: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stated in a observation on awarding the 10 million Swedish crown ($1.1 million) prize.
“This era has had a modern affect at the lifestyles sciences, is contributing to new most cancers treatments and would possibly make the dream of curing inherited sicknesses come true.”
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