They realized that modifying lab-made mRNA, a molecule used for protein production, nearly stopped the body from mounting an inflammatory response.
It takes, on average, about 25 years between publishing work and receiving the Noble Prize in medicine.
There are exceptions: insulin was created in 1921, administered to children in 1922, and the inventors were given the prize in 1923.
Contrast that to Ralph Steinman, awarded the prize in Medicine in 2011 for work done in 1973.
Follow @rob_cyran on XCONTEXT NEWSKatalin Kariko and Drew Weissman were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Oct. 2 for their work in a paper published in 2005 in the journal Immunity on mRNA molecule modifications.
Persons:
Kariko, Drew Weissman, Ralph Steinman, Germany’s, Weissman, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Aditya Sriwatsav
Organizations:
Reuters, University of Pennsylvania, Medicine, U.S . Defense Department, Pfizer, Moderna, Thomson
Locations:
Covid