Tabbi Reading Challenge Day 1. Nobel Prize goes to scientists who made mRNA COVID vaccines possible
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Day 1 (Oct 2, 2023)
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman met at copy machine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and collaborated for decades to try to find ways to use genetic material called messenger RNA, or mRNA, to make vaccines.
When the pandemic erupted, the vaccines developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech used the pair's techniques to create highly safe and effective vaccines in record time.
[Summary Original]
Two biochemistry scientists were announced to be Nobel prize winners for the category for Physiology or Medicine this year for their achievement invented a new way to treat COVID-19 using mRNA method.
[Summary Corrected]
Two biochemistry scientists were announced as Nobel Prize winners in the category of Physiology or Medicine this year for their achievement in inventing a new way to treat COVID-19 using the mRNA method.
[Summary Eloquent]
Two biochemistry scientists have been announced as Nobel Prize winners in the category of Physiology or Medicine this year. They were recognized for inventing a new method using mRNA to treat COVID-19.