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Question: What groundbreaking gene-editing tool did Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier develop, earning them the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Answer: Answer: CRISPR-Cas9.
Brief Info: CRISPR-Cas9 allows scientists to “edit” genes with precision, transforming medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology. Doudna and Charpentier became the first two women to share a Nobel in the sciences.
(Source: The Nobel Prize, 06 Nov 2025)
Source Link: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/press-release/?utm_source=chatgpt.com