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Gr 7 Up—Two of the most common COVID-19 vaccines used in the United States, from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, use synthetic mRNA to produce an immune response to the virus. But what is synthetic mRNA, and who developed it? This work follows Katalin Karikó's life and trajectory as a scientist. It was her unstinting belief in the importance of synthetic mRNA in disease prevention and her dedicated scientific work with research partner Drew Weissman that led to the development of an mRNA vaccine. Traditional vaccines use a live virus (weakened) or a dead virus to confer immunity. An mRNA vaccine use...Log In or Sign Up to Read More