In 2007,the Nobel Prize in Medicine was Awarded to Three

Question

In 2007,the Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists for their development of
A) the knockout mouse.
B) nuclear transfer.
C) reproductive cloning.
D) the artificial uterus.
E) non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome.

Accepted Answer

The Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2007 was awarded to Mario Capecchi, Martin Evans, and Oliver Smithies for their discovery and development of the knockout mouse, a valuable tool for biomedical research that allows scientists to study the function of specific genes by creating mice with those genes intentionally disabled or “knocked out”.