The quiet revolutionary: How the co-discovery of CRISPR explosively changed Emmanuelle Charpentier's life

The microbiologist spent years moving labs and relishing solitude. Then her work on gene-editing thrust her into the scientific spotlight.

ABBOTT, ALISON

Alison has been with Nature in Germany since 1992, covering European science policy and a variety of scientific topics, mostly in biology. She also contributes to the Books & Arts section. Alison gained her first degree and PhD, both in pharmacology, at the University of Leeds. After a period of postdoctoral research, she spent seven years as editor of Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.

Nature 532(7600):p 432-434, April 28, 2016. | DOI: 10.1038/532432a