Nobel Chemistry Prize Jointly Awarded to Female Scientist for 'Development of Gene Scissors' (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two female scientists who contributed to the advancement of gene editing technology.

The Nobel Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced at 6:45 PM on the 7th that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier from Germany and Jennifer Doudna from the United States. The two scientists discovered and demonstrated that by utilizing a specific gene that prevents bacteria from being infected by viruses, it is possible to cut and paste specific sequences within genes to alter genetic traits.

Starting with a joint paper published in Science in 2012, the two have developed gene scissors technology and proven its potential to contribute to the treatment of genetic diseases.

Meanwhile, both scientists are women, becoming the 5th and 6th women to receive a Nobel Prize following Professor Andrea Ghez of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), who won the Nobel Prize in Physics on the 6th.

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