Profiles of Progress

All from this series

  • Rewriting genetic destiny

    David Liu, Breakthrough Prize recipient, retraces path to an ‘incredibly exciting’ disease fighter: ‘This is the essence of basic science.’

    David Liu.
  • Long trail from 1992 discovery to 2024 Nobel

    Gary Ruvkun recounts years of research, which gradually drew interest, mostly fueled by NIH grants

    Gary Ruvkun, circa 2000, next to a computer screen showing the roundworm C. elegans.