Both winners are American citizens.
The announcement of winners for the Nobel Prize 2024 has started today, Monday, October 7. The Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology has been announced today. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkon. Awarded to him for his discovery of micro RNA.
Cells and tissues in the human body cannot develop without micro RNA. However, due to abnormal changes in micro RNA, diseases such as cancer can occur. Due to mutations in the gene coding for micro RNA, there are problems with hearing ability, eyes and physical structure of the human body.
From October 7 to October 14, the Nobel Prize will be awarded to people who have excelled in the fields of science, economics, literature and peace. These awards are being given in Stockholm, Sweden. The Nobel Prize will be awarded a cash prize of 11 million Swedish kroner i.e. approximately 8.90 crore rupees.
Woke up from sleep and told about Nobel Gary Ruvkun was fast asleep when he got the call to inform him about the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Committee woke him up and informed him of the award.
Micro RNA has been evolving for over 500 million years Micro RNA genes have evolved in the genomes of multicellular organisms over the past 500 million years. To date, more than a thousand genes of different types of microRNAs have been discovered in humans.
Genes are made of RNA and RNA (ribonucleic acid) transfers the information present in DNA to proteins in cells. Many types of drugs can be made by modifying them in the lab. Because its structure can be changed, micro RNA gene behavior can be controlled.
This prize is being given for 123 years Since the Nobel Prize began in 1901, as of 2024, 229 people in the field of medicine have been honored with it.
The last Nobel Prize for Medicine went to Caitlin Carrico and Drew Weissman. The Nobel Prize awarding committee said that the world can get out of the corona epidemic through the corona vaccine made of mRNA technology given by them. In fact, this happened for the first time during the Corona when a vaccine based on mRNA technology was developed. It was made by Pfizer, Bio N Tech and Moderna.
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