Nobel Prize Recognizes Scientists' Groundbreaking Work on mRNA Covid Vaccines
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Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their development of mRNA technology, which led to the creation of the mRNA Covid vaccines. The technology, previously experimental, has now been administered to millions worldwide to combat Covid-19 and is being researched for other diseases like cancer. Traditional vaccines use weakened or dead versions of the virus, while mRNA vaccines provide genetic instructions for the body to produce viral proteins, training the immune system to fight the virus. Kariko and Weissman's breakthroughs paved the way for the rapid development of vaccines against various diseases.
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