STOCKHOLM (AP) — French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to “molecular scissors” that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. “There is enormous power in this genetic tool, which affects us all,” said Claes Gustafsson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. “I was very emotional, I have to say,” Charpentier told reporters by phone from Berlin after hearing of the award. On Monday, the Nobel Committee awarded the prize for physiology and medicine to Americans Harvey J. ___Read more stories about Nobel Prizes past and present by The Associated Press at https://www.apnews.com/NobelPrizesBREAKING NEWS:The 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.” pic.twitter.com/CrsnEuSwGD — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2020

Source: Huffington Post October 07, 2020 09:52 UTC