[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 164 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6493-S6494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO FRANCES H. ARNOLD, GEORGE P. SMITH, AND GREGORY P. WINTER

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, today the Royal Swedish Academy of 
Sciences announced the awarding of the Nobel Prize in chemistry to 
three outstanding scientists, Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith, and 
Gregory P. Winter, for using evolutionary principles to create new 
enzymes. Their work marks a remarkable leap forward in human knowledge 
and technology, and I salute these scientists on their honor.
  The use of evolutionary techniques to create enzymes has led to new 
developments in numerous fields, from health to biofuel technology. 
Through the use of directed evolution, scientists and researchers have 
been able to speed up the processes of nature and to tackle some of our 
most challenging problems. These achievements would not have been 
possible without the leadership of Dr. Arnold, Dr. Smith, and Sir 
Gregory Winter.
  Dr. Arnold hails from my home State of California and has worked as a 
professor at the California Institute of Technology. I am proud of the 
role that Caltech played in making this discovery possible. Dr. Arnold 
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her Ph.D. from the University California, Berkeley, and I thank her for 
her contributions to the study of bioengineering and biochemistry.
  On behalf of all Californians, I commend these three recipients on a 
well-deserved honor and for all that they have done to advance human 
knowledge of the power of evolutionary technology and bioengineering. 
Let us hope that this discovery will continue to expand the horizon of 
human knowledge and lead to new efforts in humanity's never-ending 
quest for enlightenment.
  Again, I congratulate these three distinguished scientists and their 
families on this remarkable discovery and prestigious award.

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