# What We Call CRISPR Is Really the Result of Basic Research Driven by Curiosity by Emmanuelle Charpentier > "What we call CRISPR is really the result of basic research driven by curiosity." > **— Emmanuelle Charpentier**, *2020, Nobel Prize interview / public remarks* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Nobel Prize interview / public remarks, 2020. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Nobel Prize interview / public remarks](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/charpentier/interview/) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Evolutionary Biology|Evolutionary Biology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "What we call CRISPR is really the result of basic research driven by curiosity." — Emmanuelle Charpentier, 2020, Nobel Prize interview / public remarks https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-emmanuelle-charpentier-call-crispr-really-result-basic ```