microRNA Discovery: From 1992 to the 2024 Nobel Prize
May 6, 2025

MicroRNA plays a pivotal role in the complex regulation of gene expression, a discovery that has significantly shaped our understanding of biological processes since Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambros identified it in the early 1990s.Their groundbreaking research, which ultimately garnered them the prestigious 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, highlights the critical importance of these small RNA molecules in diverse organisms, including humans.
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