2019 Breakthrough Prize winners set to receive share in $22 million

Hangar One building

The Breakthrough Prize ceremonies are held at the Hangar One building in Mountain View, California

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The 2019 Breakthrough Prizes, totaling $22 million, have been awarded to scientists around the world for their work in physics, biology and mathematics. The discoveries these awards celebrate have helped illuminate the inner workings of human cells, as well as expand our knowledge of the universe.

Seven prizes, each worth $3 million, go to nine scientists. C. Frank Bennett at Ionis Pharmaceuticals and Adrian R. Krainer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory share a prize for …