Science: CRISPR-Cas9 is a kind of molecular scissors that can pr…

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Did you know? CRISPR-Cas9 is a kind of molecular scissors that can precisely cut and edit any DNA sequence. Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for it — the first time two women jointly won a science Nobel.

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CRISPR-Cas9 is a kind of molecular scissors that can precisely cut and edit any DNA sequence. Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for it — the first time two women jointly won a science Nobel.

CRISPR-Cas9 is een soort moleculaire schaar die elke DNA-volgorde nauwkeurig kan knippen en bewerken. Jennifer Doudna en Emmanuelle Charpentier kregen er in 2020 de Nobelprijs scheikunde voor — de eerste keer dat twee vrouwen samen één Nobelprijs in de wetenschap wonnen.

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