This is a model of the protein Cas9, which plays a key role in CRISPR/Cas9, a powerful and precise method for altering the genome of organisms. The model was used by Jennifer Doudna, one of the scientists behind CRISPR/Cas9.
Jennifer Doudna donated the model to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2022.
Jennifer Doudna made this silk dress when she was 16 for her high school prom, using silk her mother had bought years before on her travels abroad.
Jennifer Doudna donated the dress to the Nobel Prize Museum in 2021.
