Nobel Prize in medicine won by 2 scientists for findings on mRNA Covid-19 vaccines
The panel said the pair changed "our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system.”
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The panel said the pair changed "our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system.”
STOCKHOLM (AP): Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic — technology that’s also being studied to fight cancer...
The panel said the pair changed "our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system.”
Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing “to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health,” according to the panel that awarded the prize in Stockholm. The panel said the pair’s “groundbreaking findings ... fundamentally changed our understanding of how mRNA interacts with our immune system.”
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic -- technology that's also being studied to fight cancer and other diseases. Hungarian-American Katalin Kariko and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing "to