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Influence of pre-analytical conditions on cell-free microRNA stability in blood plasma samples

In a study published today in the ExRNA journal, researchers from the Novosibirsk Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine have proved that pre-analytical variables, as blood plasma or ...
The New York Times

Discovery in Tiny Worm Leads to Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2 Scientists

The prize was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells develop and function. By Teddy Rosenbluth and Derrick Bryson Taylor Victor ...
Los Angeles Times

Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 U.S. scientists for their discovery of microRNA

STOCKHOLM — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that ...
MassLive

Harvard, UMass professors win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA

Editor’s note: The article was updated at 2:45 p.m. Oct. 7, 2024 to correct the name of the university at which Victor Ambros is a professor. The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded ...