Three Lessons From the Making of COVID Vaccines
<p>The NYT resurfaced that piece this week after the Nobel committee announced that Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, two scientists who cracked the secret of how to use mRNA (messenger RNA) to send genetic instructions into cells, had won the Nobel Prize for their work. They’re a great story on their own: Karikó is one of the most focused and persistent scientists in history, a historic investigator into mRNA — who crossed continents, buttonholed collaborators and fought for scraps of funding amidst a research industry that had no interest in her obsession. Weissman was a longstanding titan of AIDS research who recognized Karikó’s genius when he met her by happenstance at a photocopier. Together they figured out how to wield mRNA, which was critical to making the COVID vaccines.</p>
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