Insights into Editorial: Scissoring the DNA: On Chemistry Nobel

  Context: Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer A Doudna of the USA have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors, one of gene technology’s sharpest tools. It is for the first time a Nobel science prize has gone to a women-only team. CRISPR Technology: The CRISPR (short for …