Nobel prize in medicine awarded for discovery of microRNAs, the molecules that control our genes

Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

Two scientists, Victor Ambros (UMASS Chan Medical School in the US) and Gary Ruvkun (Harvard Medical School in the US), have won the 2024 Nobel prize in medicine or physiology.

They received the prestigious award for discovering tiny molecules in our cells called microRNAs. This discovery has not only changed our understanding of how our bodies work, but opens up a whole new area of science as well. It even extends into new treatments.