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In 2006, Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello received the Nobel Prize for which of the following discoveries?
- A Studies on the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription
- B Role of RNA interference in the silencing of gene expression
- C Principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells
- D Discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease
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Andrew Zachary Fire was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi). This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998.
