The Medical Revolution of Messenger RNA
The Medical Revolution of Messenger RNA
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To the casual observer, it took just 10 months to develop a vaccine against the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. That extraordinary success was made possible by the use of messenger RNA (mRNA), the molecule that instructs cells to make a virus surface protein that stimulates the production of antiviral antibodies. What most people don't know is that this apparently breakthrough technology had been in development for three frustrating decades. And that it was preceded by 30 earlier years of fundamental research. This book tells the story of how mRNA's medical potential was finally realized, setting the stage for a coming revolution in which our own bodies will generate therapeutic molecules we need. mRNA was long overlooked by mainstream molecular biologists. The pathway to recognition of its therapeutic possibilities was littered with broken careers, lawsuits, and opportunities missed by pharmaceutical companies. For the scientists who persisted through years of academic and commercial disappointment, the COVID-19 vaccine was an enormous vindication and an important step toward a new generation of therapies. Fabrice Delaye, a science and technology reporter for Heidi.news in Switzerland, interviewed more than 40 scientists and entrepreneurs worldwide to create this definitive account of the rise of a technology that promises to revolutionize medicine.
Author: Fabrice Delaye
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 138
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.36w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9781621824947
Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2024
Author: Fabrice Delaye
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 138
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.36w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9781621824947
Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2024
About the Author
Fabrice Delaye is a science and technology journalist based in Switzerland. He was U.S. correspondent at the daily Swiss newspaper L'Agefi, science and technology editor at magazine Bilan, and is now a reporter-at-large for Heidi.news in Geneva. He is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris and has a master's degree from the Swiss Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL.