Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to women who discovered CRISPR gene editing

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been jointly awarded to two women for the development of a method of genome editing used in animal and plant science.

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The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been jointly awarded to two women for the development of a method of genome editing used in animal and plant science. Prof Emmanuelle Charpentier of Max Planck...

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