Mon Oct 07 11:47:18 UTC 2024: ## 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for MicroRNA Research
**Stockholm, Sweden** – The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has announced the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to American researchers Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun. The prestigious award recognizes their groundbreaking work on the role of microRNAs in post-transcriptional regulation, a critical process that governs gene expression at the RNA level.
Ambros and Ruvkun are celebrated for their discovery of microRNAs, small non-coding RNA molecules that play a vital role in controlling gene activity. Their research has shed light on the complex mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation, particularly how microRNAs influence the maturation of immature microRNAs.
The Nobel Committee commended Ambros and Ruvkun for their contributions to understanding the fundamental processes governing gene expression. Their discoveries have opened up new avenues for research in various fields, including human health and development.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine, worth 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately $1.1 million), is the first of the Nobel Prizes to be announced this year. The remaining prizes for physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and economics will be unveiled in the coming days.
The Nobel Prizes, established by Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel, are awarded annually to individuals who have made significant contributions in their respective fields. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901.
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