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Nobel Prize for CRISPR honors two great scientists – and leaves out many others

CRISPR enables editing DNA with unprecedented precision. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images

CRISPR enables editing DNA with unprecedented precision. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College The gene-editing technique CRISPR earned the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Recognition of this amazing breakthrough technology is well deserved. But each Nobel Prize can be awarded to no more than three people, and that’s where this year’s prize gets really interesting. The decision to …

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