Harvard Professor Gary Ruvkun Wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine
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Gary Ruvkun, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and an investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, has received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNAs, a class of tiny RNA molecules that regulate the activities of genes in plants and animals, including humans.
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In a climate where so much time and energy is spent trying to tackle human disease, Monday’s Nobel Prize in the category of physiology or medicine is a welcome reminder of the value of pursuing research that scratches a scientific itch. Sometimes, that work might lead to a new understanding of human biology.
Harvard, UMass professors win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA
A pair of Massachusetts professors won a Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA, which could lead to new ways of treating cancer.
Two U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine, physiology for discovery of microRNA
U.S.-based scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology on Monday for discovering microRNA molecules, which determine how genes behave.
Nobel Prize in medicine honors two Americans for discovery of microRNA
The Nobel Assembly said that their discovery is "proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function."
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They were looking at two worms that looked a bit funny and decided to understand why. And then they discovered an entirely new mechanism for gene regulation.”
Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA
Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help
Nobel prize for medicine goes to U.S. duo who discovered microRNA
U.S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for the discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live. Their work helped explain how cells specialise and develop into different types,
American scientists Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize for MicroRNA discovery
American scientists and professors Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Medicine after discovering microRNA.
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