Breakthrough of the year Definition and 3 Discussions

The Breakthrough of the Year is an annual award for the most significant development in scientific research made by the AAAS journal Science, an academic journal covering all branches of science. Originating in 1989 as the Molecule of the Year, and inspired by Time's Man of the Year, it was renamed the Breakthrough of the Year in 1996.

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  1. Ygggdrasil

    Vote for the 2019 Breakthrough of the Year

    Science Magazine is holding its annual vote for the people's choice for Breakthrough of the Year, which will accompany the editors' own choice. Voting is open until Dec 2, after which they will narrow the field to the top four choices for a second round of voting. You can place your votes at...
  2. Ygggdrasil

    Vote for the Breakthrough of the Year

    Science Magazine is holding its annual vote for the people's choice for Breakthrough of the Year, which will accompany the editors' own choice. Voting is open until Dec 5, after which they will narrow the field to the top four choices for a second round of voting. You can vote here...
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    Vote for the Breakthrough of the Year

    [Edit, Dec 22] Science selected cosmic convergence (observation of the collision of two neutron stars) as their Breakthrough of the Year. The winner of the people's choice was gene therapy success (successful clinical trial of using gene therapy to treat childhood neuromuscular disease)...
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