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Q10 (IAS/2007) Science & Technology › Biotechnology & Health › Genomics and DNA technologies Answer Verified

What is the broad area in which the Nobel Prize winners for the year 2006 in Physiology or Medicine, worked to get the Prize?

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The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Andrew Fire and Craig Mello for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), a mechanism in which double-stranded RNA triggers sequence-specific silencing of genes by degrading the corresponding mRNA, thereby regulating gene expression. This discovery revealed a new fundamental mechanism for the control and flow of genetic information from DNA to functional products, profoundly affecting how cells regulate gene activity and information transfer within cells [2]. Thus the broad area of their work is best described as relating to the flow and regulation of genetic information.

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  1. [1] https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/popular-medicineprize2006.pdf
  2. [2] https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2006/advanced-information/
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