Click chemistry was worked on by Carolyn Bertozzi, Morton Meldal, and Barry Sharpless.
The prize money will be shared by the winners.
Two scientists won the award last year for their work.
The committee gave the prize to Paabo for his work on evolution.
The tools to edit DNA were developed by the two recipients.
The winners of the prize for their work on batteries are John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akirayoshi.
The discoveries of George P Smith and Gregory Winter earned them the award.
The prize was given to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson.
The prize was shared by Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa.
Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich received the award for their discoveries.