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US-French women duo win Nobel Chemistry Prize for gene editing tool
This file photo taken on October 21, 2015 shows Emmanuelle Charpentier of France (left) and Jennifer Doudna of the United States who have won the 2020 Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors". PHOTO | AFP
Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the United States on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors".
"Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision," the Nobel jury said.
