Nobel Prize 2024 in Medicine – Ambros and Ruvkun for MicroRNA Discovery
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for discovering microRNA (miRNA), which plays a crucial role in gene regulation. This groundbreaking research revealed how miRNAs control gene activity, enabling cells with the same DNA to perform different functions. Ambros discovered the first miRNA, lin-4, in C. elegans, while Ruvkun identified the second, let-7. Their findings revolutionized our understanding of how cells develop and adapt, and their work is key to understanding diseases like cancer, where gene regulation often malfunctions.
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