Health & Medicine

Awarded for discoverers of the CRISPR / Cas9 gene scissors

CRISPR / Cas9 has revolutionized genetic engineering. (Image: Johan Jarnestad / Swedish Academy of Sciences) The Crispr / Cas9 gene scissors are one of...

Promising therapy for tinnitus

Double irritation - by current on the tongue and by sound on the ear. (Image: Neuromod Devices Limited) Beeping, hissing or buzzing in the...

Excellent discoverer of the hepatitis C virus

The hepatitis C virus causes insidious liver damage. (Image: Dr Microbe / iStock) This year's Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to three virus discoverers...

How cells organize into organisms

How does a clump of cells become an embryo? (Image: iLexx / iStock) During embryonic development, a single fertilized egg cell forms an entire...

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