Nobel Chemistry - Douma And Charpentier

[Peter Pedant]

Oh dear readers
these Nobel discussions havent been very - er - edifying so far.

but never mind - the nominations continue. and I wonder what contributors think of these two for Chemistry

and since I am in charge of this thread I will not indulge in temperamental behaviour about posts

Why it was Mme Curie whose magic hands secured the first one - before her agregation ( PhD) and then she got another (physics) and her daughter ( Irene ) along with her son in law ( nu nu or someone)

and Geim - major subject Maff - a few years ago

[any typos due to having a bad sight day]

[bookbinder]

One must assume that the prize is awarded for scientific or technical excellence in some field that will benefit humankind. This discovery will, it is said, aid the treatment and prevention of human diseases. Some critics will no doubt point out a negative factor, namely that the discovery has revolutionised the field of genetic engineering. Critics will, no doubt, latch on to this, and ask if we are about to see 'made to measure babies'? Perhaps we laymen should wait and see just what the reaction might be.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/07/scientists-win-nobel-chemistry-prize-for-genetic-scissors

[Cloverjo]

I think the prize is well-deserved.
The scientists’ aim wasn’t to create designer babies. If someone uses it for that reason in the future that’s hardly their fault.

[Peter Pedant]

cheers readers
they did CRISPR
and only in 2011 - see below - after a few false starts - the Nobel cttee was prone to waiting decades before acknowledging a discovery

CRISPR you will be unsurprised to read has been used in selecting the antibody production for Covid