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Six STEM Tweets - Special Nobel Edition

microRNA research wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024

Harshal Chhaya
October 07, 2024

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Special issue dedicated to the microRNA research that won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Note that the 2023 prize went to the research in mRNA - messenger RNA

If you are interested in the different RNA types, here’s some links:

#1 🤯

BREAKING NEWS
The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize)
9:32 AM • Oct 7, 2024

#2 🤯

MicroRNA genes have evolved and expanded within the genomes of multicellular organisms for over 500 million years.
Today, we know that there are more than a thousand genes for different microRNAs in humans, and that gene regulation by microRNA – discovered by this year’s… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize)
9:34 AM • Oct 7, 2024

#3 🤯

This year's medicine prize was shared by two individuals, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun. But did you know it's been awarded to a single person 40 times?
Check out the statistics for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Learn more: bit.ly/3TXeLp4
#NobelPrize
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize)
6:30 PM • Oct 7, 2024

#4 🤯

This year’s medicine laureate Gary Ruvkun was born in Berkeley, California, USA in 1952.
He is now professor of genetics at @harvardmed.
bbsphd.hms.harvard.edu/people/gary-b-…
#NobelPrize
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize)
5:10 PM • Oct 7, 2024

#5 🤯

“Have you been getting calls from Sweden?”
Victor Ambros’ son woke his up this morning with a surprising question. We speak to Ambros about his first reactions after being awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize)
4:12 PM • Oct 7, 2024

#6 🤯

Learn more about the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine
Press release: bit.ly/4dlPE6f
Advanced information: bit.ly/3Y02aUy
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize)
9:35 AM • Oct 7, 2024

Press release: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2024/press-release/

Advanced information: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2024/advanced-information/

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