Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing

(CNN) -

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to French professor and researcher in microbiology, genetics and biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier and American biochemist Jennifer A. Doudna "for the development of a method for genome editing."

• Shared Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for discoveries about black holes

• Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for discovery of hepatitis C virus

• What you should know about the awards

News in development

Nobel Prize in Chemistry