Chuckanut
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Below is a great article written by Peter Attia about mRNA technology, how it came to be, why it worked so well with corona virus, its limits, and possible future discoveries. This is definitely geeky stuff, so YMMV.
https://peterattiamd.com/mrna-technology/
https://peterattiamd.com/mrna-technology/
First, as much as mRNA vaccine technology may seem like brand-spanking-new, cutting-edge innovation that appeared out of nowhere, it is neither uncharted nor untested technology. Possibilities for synthetic mRNA have been the focus of decades-long scientific research.
To me, the current success of mRNA technology in COVID-19 vaccines calls into question what scientific “failure” actually means. It is a truism by now, but given how success is made possible by understanding how something doesn’t work, prior failings may be more aptly referred to as the ruling out of possibilities. Even if it didn’t hit the bullseye, what didn’t work got a process down the road a bit closer to potential success.
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