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César Milstein

1927 – 2002

Monoclonal antibodies — now a $200bn class of medicines.

Argentina·Medicine · ChemistryNobel

Mario Molina

1943 – 2020

Proved CFCs destroy ozone; his work produced the Montreal Protocol.

Mexico·ChemistryNobel

Jeffrey Bland

b. 1946

Coined and codified functional medicine; founded the Institute for Functional Medicine in 1991.

United States·Functional Medicine · Nutrition · Chemistry

Jennifer Doudna

b. 1964

CRISPR gene editing, now in approved sickle-cell therapy.

United States·Chemistry · BiologyNobel