Francisco Mojica
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 60 |
| Date of birth | October 5,1963 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Elche |
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| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | University of Alicante |
| University of Valencia | |
| Known for | Discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 |
| Awards | Albany Medical Center Prize |
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| Spanish National Team of Science | |
| Full name | Francisco Juan Martínez Mojica |
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| ID | 684403 |
Francisco Mojica Life story
Francisco Juan Martínez Mojica is a Spanish molecular biologist and microbiologist at the University of Alicante in Spain. He is known for his discovery of repetitive, functional DNA sequences in bacteria which he named CRISPR. These were later developed into the first widespread genome editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9.
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