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French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry and 2020 Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier (L) receives flowers from Berlin's mayor Michael Mueller after a press conference at the town hall in Berlin, on October 12, 2020. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry and 2020 Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier (L) receives flowers from Berlin's mayor Michael Mueller after a press conference at the town hall in Berlin, on October 12, 2020. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses with her bouquet after addressing a press conference at Berlin's town hall on October 12, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US were awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry on October 7, 2020 for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses after addressing a press conference at Berlin's town hall on October 12, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US were awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry on October 7, 2020 for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier (L) and Berlin's Mayor Michael Mueller address a press conference at Berlin's town hall on October 12, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US were awarded the Nobel prize for chemistry on October 7, 2020 for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, speaks at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Rotes Rathaus. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, speaks at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Rotes Rathaus. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, honorary professor at Humboldt University, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Frenchwoman Charpentier and US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, speaks at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Rotes Rathaus. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, is standing in front of a plaque with the inscription "Brain City Berlin" at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in the Rotes Rathaus. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research into a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" for cutting DNA and then modifying it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Center for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and Michael Muller (r, SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in the Rotes Rathaus in front of a plaque reading "Brain City Berlin". The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" for cutting DNA and then modifying it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Center for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and Michael Muller (r, SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in the Rotes Rathaus in front of a plaque reading "Brain City Berlin". The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" for cutting DNA and then modifying it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, and Michael Muller (r, SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, come to a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, and Michael Muller (SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, will attend a press conference at the Rotes Rathaus to announce the award of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Christoph Markschies, President of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, speaks at a press conference on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Charpentier from France and Doudna from the USA were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" for cutting DNA and then modifying it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Ulman Lindenberger, Vice President of the Max Planck Society, speaks at a press conference on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Center for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Charpentier from France and Doudna from the USA were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" for cutting DNA and then modifying it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, speaks at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the Rotes Rathaus. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, looks at Michael Muller (r, SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing in front of a plaque reading "Brain City Berlin" at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus during the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research into a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" for cutting DNA and then modifying it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens in Berlin and Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, is presented with a bouquet of flowers by Michael Muller (SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, in the Rotes Rathaus. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens in Berlin and Honorary Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, is presented with a bouquet of flowers by Michael Muller (SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, in the Rotes Rathaus. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, speaks in the presence of Michael Muller (r, SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in the Rotes Rathaus in front of a plaque with the inscription "Brain City Berlin". The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" for cutting DNA and then modifying it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, speaks in the presence of Michael Muller (r, SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, at a press conference on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in the Rotes Rathaus in front of a plaque with the inscription "Brain City Berlin". The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honoured for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" for cutting DNA and then modifying it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
12 October 2020, Berlin: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Director of the Berlin Max Planck Research Unit for the Science of Pathogens and Honorary Professor at Humboldt University Berlin, is standing at a press conference in the Rotes Rathaus on the occasion of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Frenchwoman Charpentier and the US-American Doudna were honored for their research on a method for genetic modification. The Crispr/Cas9 method they developed in 2012 is a kind of "genetic scissors" to cut DNA and then modify it. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna (L), professor of University of California, and Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, holding a model of "CRISPR-Cas9" in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Doudna of United States and Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna (R), professor of University of California, and Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Doudna of United States and Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, speaking during an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, speaking during an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna (L), professor of University of California, and Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Doudna of United States and Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna , professor of University of California, speaking during an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna , professor of University of California, speaking during an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, attending Japan Prize Award Ceremony in Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, attending Japan Prize Award Ceremony in Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, attending Japan Prize Award Ceremony in Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna, professor of University of California, speaking during an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna, professor of University of California, speaking during an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna (L), professor of University of California, and Emmanuelle Charpentier, Max Planck Institute Director, in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2017, after awarding Japan Prize. Doudna of United States and Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna , professor of University of California, attending Japan Prize Award Ceremony in Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna , professor of University of California, attending Japan Prize Award Ceremony in Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna , professor of University of California, attending Japan Prize Award Ceremony in Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
A file photo shows Jennifer Doudna , professor of University of California, attending Japan Prize Award Ceremony in Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Jennifer Doudna of United States and Emmanuelle Charpentier of France won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for contributing to development of the gene-editing technique known as the "CRISPR-Cas9" (Crisper Casnine) on Sep. 7, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
FILE - This Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 file combo image shows Emmanuelle Charpentier, left, and Jennifer Doudna, both speaking at the National Academy of Sciences international summit on the safety and ethics of human gene editing, in Washington. The 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna ??sfor the development of a method for genome editing.??? A panel at the Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm made the announcement Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Goran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Academy of Sciences, right, announces the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in Chemistry during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020. The 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, left on screen, and Jennifer Doudna ??sfor the development of a method for genome editing.??? (Henrik Montgomery/TT via AP)
Professor Pernilla Wittung Stafshede, left, and Goran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Academy of Sciences, after announcing the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in Chemistry during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020. The 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, left on screen, and Jennifer Doudna ??sfor the development of a method for genome editing.??? (Henrik Montgomery/TT via AP)
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses near a statue of Max Planck in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses near a statue of Max Planck in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses near a statue of Max Planck in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses near a statue of Max Planck in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses near a statue of Max Planck in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber), APTOPIX
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photos in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses with a figure with a Swedish flag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses with a figure with a Swedish flag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses near a statue of Max Planck in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
File photo in April 2017 shows Emmanuelle Charpentier giving an interview in Tokyo. The director of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens in Berlin won the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Jennifer Doudna for discovering a revolutionary genome editing technique. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo
File photo taken in April 2017 shows Jennifer Doudna giving an interview in Tokyo. The professor at the University of California, Berkeley, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry with Emmanuelle Charpentier for discovering a revolutionary genome editing technique. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo
French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for a photo in the lobby of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna have won the Nobel Prize 2020 in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to 'molecular scissors' that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Professor Pernilla Wittung Stafshede (L) and Goran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Academy of Sciences announce the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in Chemistry shown on the screen French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier (L) and US professor of Chemistry and of Molecular and Cell Biology, Jennifer Doudna at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, on October 7, 2020. (Photo by Henrik MONTGOMERY / various sources / AFP) / Sweden OUT
Professor Pernilla Wittung Stafshede (L) and Goran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Academy of Sciences announce the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in Chemistry shown on the screen French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier (L) and US professor of Chemistry and of Molecular and Cell Biology, Jennifer Doudna at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, on October 7, 2020. (Photo by Henrik MONTGOMERY / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT
Professor Pernilla Wittung Stafshede (L) and Goran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Academy of Sciences announce the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in Chemistry shown on the screen French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier (L) and US professor of Chemistry and of Molecular and Cell Biology, Jennifer Doudna at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, on October 7, 2020. (Photo by Henrik MONTGOMERY / various sources / AFP) / Sweden OUT
Claes Gustafsson Secretary General of the Nobel committee in Chemistry, speaks during the announcement the winners of the 2020 Nobel prize in Chemistry during a news conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Henrik MONTGOMERY / various sources / AFP) / Sweden OUT
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses with a Swedish doll for photographers in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses with a Swedish doll for photographers in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers next to a bust of Max Planck in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers next to a bust of Max Planck in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers next to a bust of Max Planck in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers next to a bust of Max Planck in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses for photographers in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier poses ahead a press conference in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier attends a press conference in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier attends a press conference in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier attends a press conference in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier attends a press conference in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier attends a press conference in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier attends a press conference in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
French researcher in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry Emmanuelle Charpentier attends a press conference in Berlin, on October 7, 2020. - Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US on October 7, 2020 won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for research into the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping tool. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier holds her mascot, a little doll with a Swedish flag, and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with J.A. Doudna. They have been instrumental in the development of the Crispr/Cas9 gene scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier is holding her mascot, a little doll with a Swedish flag, after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J.A. Doudna. They were instrumental in the development of the Crispr/Cas9 gene scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
dpatop - 07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
dpatop - 07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
dpatop - 07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier is holding her mascot, a little doll with a Swedish flag, after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J.A. Doudna. They were instrumental in the development of the Crispr/Cas9 gene scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier is holding her mascot, a little doll with a Swedish flag, after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J.A. Doudna. They were instrumental in the development of the Crispr/Cas9 gene scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: The French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: The French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
07 October 2020, Berlin: French genetic researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier leans against a bust of Max Planck and makes a statement after winning this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry together with J. A. Doudna. They were instrumental in developing the Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa
