Nobel Prize in Chemistry

AI plus gene editing promises to kick biotech into high gear

During the Nobel Prize in chemistry lecture in 2018, Frances Arnold “For all practical purposes today we can read, write and edit any DNA sequence, but we cannot create it.” This is no longer true. Since then, science and technology have advanced so much that artificial intelligence has learned to create DNA, and scientists are… Read More »

Here’s what the Nobel Prize-winning scientist wants you to know about Covid-19 vaccines and the future of RNA

While you’re probably pretty familiar with DNA, it’s likely that RNA only came onto your radar during the pandemic, thanks to the Covid-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer. Chemist Thomas R. Cech says DNA is a “repository of genetic information.” It contains genes that code for all the proteins a living thing needs, that… Read More »