By Niklas Pollard, Ludwig Burger and Jonathan Allen STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for the discovery of microRNA and

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to Massachusetts professors Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA.

Two Massachusetts scientists have been recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their role in the discovery of microRNA — key to the understanding of gene regulation and potential treatments of heart disease,