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> And if Mojica had not discover CRISPR... And if Janssen had not invented the microscope... clearly all Nobel prizes in medicine and physiology should go to a

> And if Mojica had not discover CRISPR... And if Janssen had not invented the microscope... clearly all Nobel prizes in medicine and physiology should go to a Dutch guy who died 400 years ago. Mojica made a contribution. Doudna and Charpentier made a contribution which clearly conferred greater benefit on humankind. Šikšnys made a contribution but got scooped, which sucks but that's how science goes sometimes. It has nothing to do with university support and it's not a predicament. The prize as awarded accurately reflects the relative impact of each step forward.

chestertn 5y ago
The Nobel prize is 120 years old and I don’t think it can be awarded posthumously. > but got scooped, which sucks buts that’s how science works sometimes I work in science. It hasn’t been always like this and it is getting worse. Nobody does basic or risky research anymore.
- CrazyStat 5y ago
  > I don’t think it can be awarded posthumously. Correct. > I work in science. It hasn’t been always like this and it is getting worse. Nobody does basic or risky research anymore. Getting scooped has always been a risk. Crick and Watson fretted about it when they were working on the structure of DNA. Newton and Leibniz bickered over priority for calculus hundreds of years ago. My wife fretted about it when she was isolating and studying the function of a 450kDa protein for her PhD a decade ago. I don't think it has really changed that much.