Chemist no. 99 of 350 · Biochemistry

Jennifer Doudna

1964-United StatesNobel Chemistry 2020

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing

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Jennifer Doudna and CRISPR-Cas9: Molecular Scissors Guided by RNA

How CRISPR-Cas9 works: guide RNA, PAM, Cas9 cuts, NHEJ and HDR repair. Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier's 2012 discovery with exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Jennifer A. Doudna: From Hawaii to Rewriting the Genetic Code

Biography of Jennifer A. Doudna (born 1964): from Hawaii to Berkeley, RNA structure expert and co-inventor of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020.

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Jack W. SzostakdoctoralThomas Cechpostdoc
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