The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine: A Journey to the Heart of Molecular Genetics This year, the Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their revolutionary discovery of microRNAs, small molecules that have transformed our understanding of molecular biology - ThreadSky

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kabepedia.bsky.social • 91 days ago

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine: A Journey to the Heart of Molecular Genetics
This year, the Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their revolutionary discovery of microRNAs, small molecules that have transformed our understanding of molecular biology

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kabepedia.bsky.social•91 days ago

Ambros and Ruvkun, hailing from diverse backgrounds—a dairy farm in Vermont and the laboratories of Massachusetts General Hospital—made an unexpected breakthrough in 1993 while studying the Caenorhabditis elegans worm. They discovered that microRNAs regulate gene expression
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kabepedia.bsky.social•91 days ago

This discovery has had a profound impact on science and medicine. MicroRNAs are now used as biomarkers to diagnose diseases like cancer and diabetes. Moreover, they are opening new frontiers in the development of antiviral therapies and more precise oncological treatments
#microRNA #molecularbiology

kabepedia.bsky.social•91 days ago

The potential of microRNAs does not stop here. Applications are being explored in agricultural biotechnology to sustainably control pests, as well as in personalized therapies that could revolutionize the treatment of various diseases
#scientificresearch #discoveries #health #medicine

kabepedia.bsky.social•91 days ago

The story of Ambros and Ruvkun is a testament to the transformative power of science. From a farm to the most advanced laboratories, their work reminds us that great ideas can emerge anywhere and change the world, one microRNA at a time.
#victorambros #garyruvkun

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