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The Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to Americans Ambros and Ruvkun for a breakthrough in gene regulation

The Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to Americans Ambros and Ruvkun for a breakthrough in gene regulation

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNAs, a new class of tiny RNA molecules playing a crucial role in regulating gene activity. MicroRNAs “are of fundamental importance for the development and functioning of organisms”explained the Nobel jury in its press release. “Dysregulation … Read more