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European Inventor Award 2019: Margarita Salas Falgueras

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Technological advancements improve our lives. But we often forget to appreciate the people behind innovation. This Thursday the European Patent Office did just that.

The winner in the category 'Popular prize' and 'Lifetime Achievement' is Margarita Salas Falgueras (ES) for her work in DNA amplification for genomics.

Spanish scientist Margarita Salas Falgueras invented a faster, simpler and more reliable way to replicate trace amounts of DNA into quantities large enough for full genomic testing. Her invention based on phi29 DNA polymerase is now used widely in oncology, forensics and archaeology.

More about her: https://bit.ly/2L5Ag4r

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