Science
Nobel Prize for CRISPR inventors re-sparks the debate on science’s ethical boundaries – CTech
The purported facility of the DNA-editing process raises numerous questions and concerns over the control and regulation of the technology
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded earlier this week to
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for their role in developing the now ubiquitous CRISPR technology used to edit the DNA of animals, plants, and microorganisms.
This was the first time two women were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and at least the second time, Feng Zhang of the Broad Institute in Cambridge Massachusetts seems to have been snubbed when
it comes to a major scientific award.
CRISPR is a cro…
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