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I wonder how long it will take for CRISPR to be recognized.
by beautifulfreak 8y ago
I wonder how long it will take for CRISPR to be recognized.
- rflrob 8y agoKary Mullis waited 9 years after PCR to win a Nobel, but the recognition (for both PCR and CRISPR) came much faster.
- oldgradstudent 8y agoWhy should it be awarded the Nobel prize for medicine? Are there any medical applications in use today?
- sndean 8y agoPossibly soon. Some awards that Allison/Honjo and CRISPR researchers have both won recently: Warren Alpert Foundation Prize: Allison, Honjo et al. (2017). CRISPR researchers (2016). Tang Prize: Allison, Honjo et al. (2014); CRISPR researchers (2016). Albany Medical Center Prize: Allison et al. (2018); CRISPR researchers (2017). Gairdner Foundation International Award: Allison et al. (2014); CRISPR researchers (2016). Gabbay Award: Allison (2011); CRISPR researchers (2014). Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: Allison (2014); CRISPR researchers (2015). That doesn't mean they'll win the Nobel, but they're definitely in the same awards realm recently. It might be Emmanuelle Charpentier, Feng Zhang, and Jennifer Doudna.
- patall 8y agoCRISPR will mostly likely win the chemistry (same as PCR) prize at some point. Maybe Wednesday, maybe in 10 years when the committee can finally decide whether Doudna and Charpetier deserve it more, or Zhang or any of the other scientists involved. Anyways, CRISPR is recognized and will win a nobel, its only a question of time.