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Nobel Chemistry Prize 2020 awarded for genome editing tool – Micky News
The Nobel Prize 2020 for chemistry has been awarded jointly to two scientists, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna.
Dr. Charpentier and Dr. Doudna are only the sixth and seventh women to win a Nobel Prize in chemistry. It is the first time in history that two women received this prize.
Who are the laureates?
Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer A. Doudna of the United States co-authored their work on CRISPR-Cas9 first in 2012. They have shown the world the power for customizing genes.
Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, 51, is a microbiologist and director of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathoge…
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