Baby-saving drug wins $3m prize in 'Oscars for science'

Treatment for rare genetic disease to receive one of seven $3m Breakthrough awards at glitzy ceremony

New techniques for peering into the intricate innards of cells and a discovery that has given hope for infants with a deadly genetic condition are among the developments that are being lauded in this year's "Oscars for science".

The 2019 Breakthrough prize will see seven winning discoveries each celebrated with a $3m award for those behind the research to share, with a further six "New Horizons" prizes of $100,000 also going to young researchers in maths and physics and a $400,000-worth award of educational scholarships to a teen prodigy.