Drs. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun have been honored for their critical work in discovering the essential role of very small ...

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Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic ...

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Although microRNA's key role in regulating gene expression hasn't yet resulted in groundbreaking treatments, it may still ...

The physicists received the award for ‘foundational discoveries’ that paved the way for the current boom in Artificial ...

Sir Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and David Baker join this week's winners - This year’s winners of the prestigious awards are ...

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