> And if Mojica had not discover CRISPR...

And if Janssen had not invented the microscope... clearly all Nobel prizes in medicine and physiology should go to a Dutch guy who died 400 years ago.

Mojica made a contribution. Doudna and Charpentier made a contribution which clearly conferred greater benefit on humankind. Šikšnys made a contribution but got scooped, which sucks but that's how science goes sometimes.

It has nothing to do with university support and it's not a predicament. The prize as awarded accurately reflects the relative impact of each step forward.