Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering microRNAs, tiny RNA molecules crucial for gene regulation. Their research on C. elegans unveiled a new layer of genetic control vital for multicellular organisms. MicroRNAs hold significant diagnostic and therapeutic potential, influencing treatments for cancer and other diseases.Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for microRNA discovery
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering microRNAs, tiny RNA molecules crucial for gene regulation. Their research on C. elegans unveiled a new layer of genetic control vital for multicellular organisms. MicroRNAs hold significant diagnostic and therapeutic potential, influencing treatments for cancer and other diseases.
