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SAAB RINCON, Gloria. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018: Directed evolution of enzymes and antibodies. Educ. quím [online]. 2019, vol.30, n.1, pp.3-9.  Epub 14-Out-2019. ISSN 0187-893X.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fq.18708404e.2019.1.68210.

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three independent researchers, who along their academic career contributed in different ways to imitate the process of natural evolution to manipulate genes coding for protein sequences with the aim to modify their function.

Palavras-chave : Nobel prize 2018; directed evolution; biocatalysts; antibodies.