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Female Duo Wins Nobel In Chemistry For Developing Gene-Editing Tools
ABC News: Nobel Prize For Chemistry Given To 2 Scientists For Developing Genome Editing Method
Two scientists have been announced as the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna were jointly awarded the prize for “for the development of a method for genome editing.” (Haworth, 10/7)
CNN: Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To Scientists Who Discovered CRISPR Gene Editing Tool For 'Rewriting The Code Of Life'
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools have revolutionized the molecular life sciences, brought new opportunities for plant breeding, are contributing to innovative cancer therapies and may make the dream of curing inherited diseases come true. Charpentier, from France, and Doudna, from the US, are the first women to jointly win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the sixth and seventh women to win the chemistry prize. (Reynolds and Hunt, 10/7)
In other global news —
AP: German Court Sentences Nurse To Life For Killing 3 Patients
A German court convicted a male nurse Tuesday of three cases of murder for injecting elderly patients with fatal doses of insulin because he was tired of caring for them or wanted to steal their belongings. The Munich regional court sentenced the defendant, previously identified as Grzegorz Stanislaw Wolsztajn, to life imprisonment. It ordered him to remain imprisoned beyond the minimum 15-year life term. The 38-year-old defendant, a Polish citizen, was arrested in 2018. (10/6)
