Gary Ruvkun

Nobel Prize lecture

A vast and ancient hidden world of microRNAs across the eukaryotes

Gary Ruvkun delivered his Nobel Prize lecture at Aula Medica, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm on 7 December 2024. He was introduced by Professor Anna Wedell, member of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet.

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