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Nobel goes to chemists who learned to 'hack' evolution in the lab

  • Written by Brian Bachmann, Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
Scientists are now using evolution to create designer proteins for therapies and industrial processes.Johan Jarnestad / The Royal Academy of Sciences, CC BY-SA

The three 2018 Nobel Prize winners for chemistry were recognized for inventing fast and reliable methods for “hacking” evolution – techniques that have transformed...

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