Mª Esperanza Cerdán

Mª Esperanza Cerdán

Mª Esperanza Cerdán
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Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Department of Biology at the University of A Coruña

Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology awarded to Ambros and Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNAs and their role in gene regulation

The Karolinska Institute has awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNAs, small RNA fragments that do not contain instructions for making proteins but instead participate in the regulation of gene expression. Their role is fundamental in processes such as cell differentiation, and their alteration can influence diseases like cancer.

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