Two woman scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of one of gene technology's sharpest tools.
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have discovered the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. "This technology has had a revolutionary impact on the life sciences, is contributing to new cancer therapies and may make the dream of curing inherited diseases come true", The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Wednesday.
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