“I could not believe it. I am still emotional.” Shortly after the announcement of her Nobel Prize, we spoke to new Chemistry Laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier. She tells us about her surprise at receiving the prize, despite considerable speculation that it might be coming her way. She also speaks of the "explosion of knowledge and publications" that the CRISPR field has generated, and the motivations behind her "brief but intense" collaboration with her co-laureate Jennifer Doudna. Take a listen: