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Drs. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman researched mRNA together at the University of Pennsylvania.

Nobel-Prize-winning researchers return to the basics of biology

Abigail Mocharnuk, Staff Writer October 13, 2023

On Oct. 2, scientists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for their joint research on the capabilities of mRNA in immunization. Their findings, once...

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna

Two female Nobel Prize laureates: CRISPR-Cas9’s revolutionary biotechnological breakthrough

Habin Hwang, Staff Writer October 22, 2020

For the first time in history, the Nobel Committee selected two female scientists as the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Oct. 7, 2020. Recognized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences...

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi

Award winners advance science

Tejas Santanam, Staff Writer October 28, 2016

The winners of the Nobel Prize were announced in the first week of October and the prize has recognized a few scientists for their groundbreaking discoveries. First awarded in 1901, the prizes are awarded...

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