CRISPR
InventorDoudna and Charpentier
Year2012
CategoryMedicine
OriginUSA/Sweden
About CRISPR
A gene-editing tool that lets scientists modify DNA precisely. Won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Discovered in bacterial immune systems. Could potentially cure genetic diseases, create drought-resistant crops, and eliminate malaria. The patent battle was fierce and ongoing.
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