The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 - (Oct/08/2007 )

The 2007 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine is awarded to Drs Mario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells. Their work has made it possible to modify specific genes in the germline of mammals and to raise offspring that carry and express the modified gene. The toolbox of experimental genetic methods developed by Capecchi, Evans and Smithies, commonly called the knockout technology, has permitted scientists to determine the role of specific genes in development, physiology, and pathology. It has revolutionized life science and plays a key role in the development of medical therapy.

There is no doubt how useful this technology is.

as i remember it my first post was a tentative reply to a question asked

are you ever going to talk to us again jack or have you just done the internet equivalent of running thru a crowded room shouting your good news?

dom