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Jennifer Doudna made history in 2020 when she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She is a pioneer on CRISPR genome editing (along with french scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier). Doudna also had a spot on the list of Forbes – The Top 50 Women In Tech 2018 with Ladyada!
The life processes of organisms are controlled by genes made up of sections of DNA. In 2012, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier developed a method for high-precision genome editing. They used the immune system of a bacterium, which disables viruses by cutting their DNA up with a type of genetic scissors. By extracting and simplifying the genetic scissors’ molecular components, they made it generally applicable. The CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors can lead to new scientific discoveries, better crops and new weapons in the fight against cancer and genetic diseases.
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