Since i had my first cell class at university i have heard about Cripsr Cas9 method. But I am quite surprised about one fact. Why actually wasnt rewarded by Nobel price? Is it something like Einsteins relativity (to early to reward it)?
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3$\begingroup$ I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is not about biology in the terms of SE Biology. $\endgroup$– DavidFeb 21, 2018 at 13:57
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1$\begingroup$ This question might be on topic on Academia(academia.stackexchange.com) but not on Biology.SE. $\endgroup$– Remi.bFeb 21, 2018 at 20:47
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1$\begingroup$ i am so sorry but i thought there will be some kind of biological problem with this method and not only rivarly with money thing. $\endgroup$– L.DodoFeb 21, 2018 at 20:54
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My guess is that some people (likely Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Feng Zhang) will eventually be awarded a Nobel Prize for the discovery of CRISPR and the development of its applications for genome editing, because it really is a major advance. But for now, the University of California Berkeley and the Broad Institute are still legally fighting over patent conflicts, and the patent situation worldwide is generally complicated. I think this is a possible reason why the Nobel committee decided to wait.
