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The Genetic Messenger: mRNA

March 25, 2022

Before the pandemic almost none had even heard the abbreviation mRNA. The it burst onto the scene as the active component of a corona virus vaccine. What's behind its apparently sudden success?

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 And what promise does mRNA hold for the future?

 

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