<p>The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 has been awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their pioneering research on microRNA, a discovery that has significantly enhanced our understanding of gene regulation in multicellular organisms.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>BREAKING NEWS<br />The 2024 <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/NobelPrize?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#NobelPrize</a> in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. <a href=”https://t.co/rg3iuN6pgY”>pic.twitter.com/rg3iuN6pgY</a></p>
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<p>The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, announced the award, stating: “Their ground-breaking discovery revealed a completely new principle of gene regulation that turned out to be essential for multicellular organisms, including humans. It is now known that the human genome codes for over one thousand microRNAs”, CNN reported.</p>
<p>Ambros and Ruvkun’s work has provided valuable insight into how the same genetic information within human DNA can give rise to a wide variety of specialised cells, including bone, nerve, skin, and heart cells. This breakthrough helps explain the intricate process by which these different tissues develop, despite containing identical genetic material.</p>
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<p>The two scientists will share a prize fund of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately £810,000), marking a significant achievement in the field of genetics. This award is the 115th Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and the pair join the ranks of 229 previous recipients, of whom only 13 have been women.</p>
<p>In 2023, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Karikó and American immunologist Drew Weissman for their work on mRNA technology, which played a pivotal role in the development of COVID-19 vaccines.</p>
<p>The Nobel announcements for 2024 will continue throughout the week, with the physics award set for Tuesday, followed by chemistry on Wednesday. The Nobel laureates will receive their awards during a formal ceremony in Sweden in December.</p>