The 2024 medicine prize is about a fundamental principle for the way gene activity is regulated. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA, which are very small bits of RNA molecules that play a decisive role in fine-tuning the activity of genes. Gene regulation with microRNA controls how much of a certain protein is synthesized in each cell.
This is a ready to use Nobel Prize lesson on the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The lesson is designed to take 45 minutes and includes a slideshow with a speaker’s manuscript, a video and a student assignment.
1. Show an introduction (1 minute)
2. Show the slideshow (15 min)
Show the slides, using the speaker’s manuscript.
Speaker’s Manuscript (PDF 200 Kb)
3. Show the interview (5 min)
4. Student assignment (15 min)
Let the students work with the assignment.
Student assignment (PDF 60 Kb)
5. Conclusion (10 min)
Summarise the work with the assignment and capture any questions from the students.
Links for further information
Press release for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
A Nobel Prize lesson about Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize
A Swedish version of the lesson is available at nobelprizemuseum.se