microRNA discovery wins Nobel prize in medicine

2024 Nobel prize in medicine laureates

Source: © Nobel Prize Outreach/Niklas Elmehed

Research on tiny RNA molecules unlocked mysteries of gene regulation and cell differentiation

The 2024 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded jointly to two US-based scientists for the discovery of microRNAs – a class of tiny RNA molecules, around 22 base pairs long, that play a crucial role in gene regulation.