Three scientists have won a $250,000 award for their contributions to developing a life-saving therapy for the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF).
The prize, called the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Med… [+6626 chars]
Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a $250,000 'American Nobel' - Live Science
One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards went to three scientists who helped invent a life-saving treatment for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease.
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