University of Utah Scientist, Mario R. Capecchi Wins Nobel in Medicine

Two American scientists and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes.

The widely used process has helped scientists use mice to study heart disease, diabetes, cancer, cystic fibrosis and other diseases.

By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE, Associated Press Writers

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