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French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier. Credit: AP Photo
Nobel Chemistry Prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier said Wednesday she hoped the award would send a "strong message" to young girls looking to enter science.
"I wish that the fact that Jennifer Doudna and myself are awarded today can really provide a really strong message for young girls," Charpentier told reporters in Stockholm via a telephone link.
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