Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to US duo Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA

Nobel prize for medicine goes to US duo Ambros and Ruvkun who discovered microRNA

Their discovery of microRNA has helped to explain how cells specialise and develop into different types.

Nobel Prize for Medicine Goes to US Duo Who Discovered MicroRNA

STOCKHOLM—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, such as muscle and nerve cells, even though all the cells in an individual contain the same set of genes and instructions for growing and staying alive. “The Nobel’s, y…

Medicine Nobel goes to previously unknown way of controlling genes - WorldNL Magazine

MicroRNAs control the activity of many key genes but were unknown before 1993.

US duo bag Nobel prize for medicine after discovery of microRNA

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered the new class of tiny molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation

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On Monday (Oct 7), Israel marked the first anniversary of the Gaza war. The war in Gaza was triggered when Palestinian Hamas militants attacked southern Israel (on October 7 last year), killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 as hostages, according to Israeli tallies. More than 100 hostages remain held by Hamas. In other news, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine 2024 for their work on micro…

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STOCKHOLM >> 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.