2 Woman Scientists Win Nobel Prize In Chemistry For Developing Genome Editing Tool

Two woman scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of one of gene technology's sharpest tools. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have discovered the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using these, researchers can change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. "This technology has had a revolutionary impact on the life science