TwowomenearnNobelPrizeinchemistryforgene-editingtoolCRISPER
两位分别来自德国柏林研究所和美国加利福尼亚大学的科学家,荣获了年的诺贝尔化学奖。这也是科学诺贝尔奖,首次颁发给了一个全部都是女性的团队。两位科学家,在细菌研究中得到启发,研发了基因编辑工具(CRISPR-Cas9)。给基础科学带来革命性的影响。
TheNobelPrizeinChemistryhasbeenawardedtoEmmanuelleCharpentierandJenniferDoudna.ThetwoscientistsdevelopedaprocesscalledCRISPR-Cas9whichcansnipaDNAmoleculelikeatinypairofscissors.DNAisalongmoleculefoundineverylivingthingthatcontainsalltheinformationabouthowthatlivingthingwilllookandwork.
CharpentieristhedirectoroftheMaxPlanckUnitfortheScienceofPathogensinBerlin,Germany.DoudnaisaprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyintheUnitedStates.ThisisthefirstscienceNobelPrizetobegiventoanall-femaleteam,accordingtoScienceMagazine.
注释:molecule:分子
CRISPRCanRewriteTheCodeOfLife(生命的密码)
Thegroundbreakingtechnologydoesmorethansnip:itcanbeusedtochange,delete,orcorrectpreciseregionsofDNA.BybeingabletochangeDNA,scientistscanrewritethecodeoflife.
Agenomeisthe