The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
| The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2006 jointly to Andrew Fire and Craig Mello for their discovery of RNA interference – gene silencing by double-stranded RNA. RNA interference is a fundamental mechanism for controlling the flow of genetic information in cells. |
![]()
|
|
![]() |
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Nobel Prizes 2022
Fourteen laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2022, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from paleogenomics and click chemistry to documenting war crimes.
See them all presented here.
Their work and discoveries range from paleogenomics and click chemistry to documenting war crimes.
See them all presented here.
Explore prizes and laureates
Look for popular awards and laureates in different fields, and discover the history of the Nobel Prize.