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The Karikó Problem

The Karikó Problem

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Colin Wright
Feb 24, 2022
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Katalin Karikó is a scientist who, back in 2005, published a paper (with a colleague) on messenger-RNA (mRNA) that went on to be formative for the creation of two rapidly developed COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

Today, Karikó is a Senior Vice President at BioNTech and has received all sorts of accolades for her work, ranging f…

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