Messenger RNA development seems on a fast track
by SixShutouts66 (2021-07-20 12:33:58)

In reply to: I would almost guarantee it will win a Nobel  posted by carroll2005


Katalin Karoko, a Hungarian scientist, spent 3 decades of rejections of her theories of m-RNA before it became more mainstream. Drew Weissman developed a method to avoid rejection by the body. There could be others, but it seems the development of mRNA technology is a clear Nobel winner,

The vaccine itself should also be a winner; however, it's not clear who or what step in the process has the right credentials.

From the lates Scientific American there's also good work going on to develop "artificial proteins" to combat diseases.

(Disclaimer - I don't work in the field)