According to the Nobel Committee, the prize was awarded to these scientists "for the development of the method of genome editing."

BREAKING 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.”

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- The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2020