2020 年的諾貝爾化學獎由 Emmanuelle Charpentier 與 Jennifer A. Doudna 共同獲得,她們開發出了嶄新的基因編輯療法,開啟了新的里程碑。
基因的剪刀!喀擦!改寫生命密碼
Emmanuelle Charpentier 與 Jennifer A. Doudna 開發出了非常厲害的工具:基因剪刀──CRISPR/Cas9。藉由 CRISPR/Cas9,研究人員可以用非常精準的方式改變動物、植物以及微生物的基因。這項技術在生物科學領域具有劃時代的意義,有助於開發新的癌症療法,也為遺傳性疾病的治療開啟了新的一扇窗。
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