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Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Arnold received half of the prize for the directed evolution of enzymes.
GOTDONE ARCHIVE · 1956 to present
3 public itemsFrances Arnold
Chemical engineer
PHOTO: Christopher Michel / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Made evolution an engineering process for creating enzymes that perform useful new chemistry.
What Frances got done.
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Conducted the first directed evolution of an enzyme.
Arnold iterated mutation and selection to improve an enzyme’s performance in an unfamiliar chemical environment.
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Expanded directed evolution into a general engineering method.
Her laboratory evolved proteins for uses spanning pharmaceuticals, industrial chemistry, and renewable fuels.