Stockholm, Oct 7, 2024 (AFP) - US duo win Nobel for gene regulation breakthrough

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2024-10-07

US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA and its role in how genes are regulated, solving a decades-old mystery, the Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institute said. If gene regulation goes awry, it can lead to serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes, or autoimmune illnesses. "Their groundbreaking discovery revealed a completely new principle of gene regulation th......

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