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American biochemist who co-developed CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology, one of the most transformative tools in the history of biology. Together with Emmanuelle Charpentier, she demonstrated in 2012 that the bacterial immune system CRISPR could be reprogrammed to cut specific DNA sequences, enabling precise genetic editing in any organism. They shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The technology has vast implications for medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology, while raising profound ethical questions about human germline editing. She co-founded several biotech companies and leads the Innovative Genomics Institute at UC Berkeley.
Source: Nobel Prize