Chapter 1
The biological blueprint
Chapter 2
The pioneers of mRNA
Chapter 3
The lipid envelope breakthrough
Chapter 4
Beyond the pandemic
YOUR GOAL
Master of The story of mRNA vaccines
Ch 2 · The pioneers of mRNA
diego mRNA Vaccine Pioneers
Tweak the code, tweak the code / Safe inside us, tweak the code!
diego Explore the global efforts and challenges in scaling up mRNA vaccine manufacturing with this detailed infographic on production capacity.
diego An educational image illustrating the crucial modification that makes mRNA vaccines stable and effective.
BETA
diego Play this educational game to discover the scientists and pioneers behind the development of mRNA vaccines and their groundbreaking research.
Fun Fact
Teddy bear bank: To move to America in 1985, Katalin Karikó hid her family's money inside her daughter's teddy bear.
Glossary
messenger rna (noun)
A molecule of RNA that carries genetic code from DNA to a ribosome for protein synthesis. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman modified this molecule in 2005 to suppress harmful immune responses.
A molecule of RNA that carries genetic code from DNA to a ribosome for protein synthesis. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman modified this molecule in 2005 to suppress harmful immune responses.
Quiz
What was the main reason early pharmaceutical companies abandoned mRNA research in the 1990s?
Quiz
Which chemical letter modification allowed synthetic mRNA to avoid triggering dangerous inflammation?
Quiz
How long did it take companies to design mRNA vaccine candidates after the COVID-19 genome was published?