Covid vaccine technology pioneer: 'I never doubted it would work'
by Julia Kollewe from Science | The Guardian on (#5ANYM)
Katalin Kariko's mRNA research helped pave way for Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna's successful work
The Hungarian-born biochemist who helped pioneer the research behind the mRNA technology used in the two Covid-19 vaccines showing positive results believes it was always a no-brainer.
I never doubted it would work," Katalin Kariko told the Guardian. I had seen the data from animal studies, and I was expecting it. I always wished that I would live long enough to see something that I've worked on be approved."
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