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Not to rain on a Nobel parade, but Jennifer Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier weren't the 1st to develop CRISPR & they didn't discover it. The honor belongs to Spanish biologist Francis Mojica. He even gave CRISPR its name-but no Nobel for him https://t.co/TPFiAuoZwz #Espana #Spain
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 8, 2020
Not to rain on a Nobel parade, but Jennifer Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier weren't the 1st to develop CRISPR & they didn't discover it. The honor belongs to Spanish biologist Francis Mojica. He even gave CRISPR its name-but no Nobel for him https://t.co/TPFiAuoZwz #Espana #Spain
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) October 8, 2020
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In 2011, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna had no idea that their first meeting, in a café in Puerto Rico, would be life-changing.
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2020
Read more about their discovery that reshaped the life sciences and has led to the 2020 #NobelPrize in Chemistry: https://t.co/PCa3Br2HSb pic.twitter.com/R0zMeYQlmW