The Nobel Assembly said that their discovery is "proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function".
The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.
Ambros performed the research that led to his prize at Harvard University. He is currently a professor of natural science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Ruvkun's research was performed at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School, where he's a professor of genetics, said Thomas Perlmann, Secretary-General of the Nobel Committee.The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun.
The prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor from a bequest left by the prize's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.Thousands mark October 7 anniversary across AustraliaThe Nobel Assembly said that Ambros and Ruvkun's discovery is "proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function".
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