MicroRNA Discovery: Gary Ruvkun’s Path to the Nobel Prize
May 5, 2025
The groundbreaking discovery of microRNA in the early 1990s by Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambros marked a pivotal moment in the field of genetics, ultimately leading to their recognition with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.Initially met with skepticism, their research on the regulation of genes in the C.
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MicroRNA Research: From Discovery to 2024 Nobel Prize
April 22, 2025
MicroRNA research has emerged as a transformative field in molecular biology, revealing intricate mechanisms of gene regulation that were once shrouded in mystery.Pioneered by Nobel laureate Gary Ruvkun and his colleague Victor Ambros in the early 1990s, this area of study has illuminated the crucial role microRNAs play in various biological processes, particularly in organisms like *C.
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