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New vaccine shows promise in curing deadly allergies, scientists say

Researchers say vaccine prevents allergens from triggering deadly immune reactions in mice

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

'Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver': AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman

Live Science spoke with Nobel laureate Dr. Drew Weissman and engineer Daeyeon Lee about a new RNA research center they're helping to launch.

LiveScience · Oct 7, 2024

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to US duo Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their groundbreaking discovery of microRNA, which plays a critical role in regulating gene activity. Their research, conducted at prestigious institutions like Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, has provided fundamental insights into how organisms develop…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2024

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COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology – making it more available is the next goal

The recent award of the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman highlights the growing importance of RNA technology in the medical world, with many potential applications beyond COVID vaccines.

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023

Beyond COVID vaccines: what else could mRNA technology do for our health?

Many people first became familiar with the term “mRNA” when Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID vaccines were rolled out. In the simplest terms, mRNA, which stands for messenger ribonucleic acid, is a type of genetic material that gives cells in our bodies instructions to make specific proteins.

The Conversation · Oct 18, 2023

Nobel Prize winners of 2023: the list in full, including today’s winner

Here are this year’s esteemed Nobel laureates

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023

Lessons from a Nobel Prize winner

Dr. Katalin Karikó faced rejection for her revolutionary work on mRNA vaccines, but her work is finally recognized

Salon · Oct 9, 2023

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mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic research

André O. Hudson, a biochemist and microbiologist at the Rochester Institute of Technology, explain how basic research like that of this year’s Nobel Prize winners provides the foundations for science

The Hindu · Oct 6, 2023

Who are the 2023 Nobel Prize winners so far?

This year’s laureates have opened doors for disease control, technological advancements and subversive literature.

Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2023

University of Pennsylvania slammed for celebrating Nobel prize of vaccine researcher it once demoted

University once reportedly discouraged Katalin Karikó from pursuing mRNA research that later helped create Covid vaccines

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Shot in the arm: On the Medicine Nobel 2023

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announcement of the winners comes as no surprise and ticks all the boxes

The Hindu · Oct 3, 2023

The trouble with a Nobel for mRNA COVID vaccines

The mRNA vaccine story during the COVID-19 pandemic placed an extraordinary premium on altruism on the part of scientists

The Hindu · Oct 3, 2023

Scientists behind mRNA COVID vaccine get Nobel Prize: Facts to know

The Nobel Prize 2023 in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet said on October 2.

The Times of India · Oct 3, 2023

French physicists part of trio scooping Nobel Prize for work on electrons

Three atomic physicists, France's Pierre Agostini, Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and French-Swedish Anne L'Huillier, on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for research into tools for exploring electrons inside atoms and molecules.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 3, 2023

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The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – mRNA research exemplifies the unpredictable value of basic scientific research

The 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will go to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discovery that modifying mRNA – a form of genetic material your body uses to produce proteins – could reduce unwanted inflammatory responses and allow it to be delivered into cells. While the…

Fortune · Oct 2, 2023

The scientist whose research was key to developing the COVID vaccines was demoted, had her salary cut, and threatened with deportation. Today, she won the Nobel Prize

Katalin Karikó, now a vice-president at BioNTech, saw her research undermined for years before the 2005 breakthrough that led to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Inverse · Oct 2, 2023

This Nobel Prize-Winning Technology Taught Our Bodies to Fight SARS-Cov-2. Is Cancer Next?

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology went to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their work on mRNA vaccine technology, which could treat cancer.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

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The Conversation · Oct 2, 2023

Nobel prize in medicine awarded to mRNA pioneers – here's how their discovery was integral to COVID vaccine development

Billions of people around the world have received the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The rapid development of these vaccines changed the course of the pandemic, providing protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023

Medicine Nobel for the technology that turned the pandemic

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel for mRNA vaccine discoveries: Hungarian biochemist Karikó and American physician-scientist Weissman win Nobel for discoveries enabling development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Their work overcame hurdles to allow mRNA to enter body without setting off alarm bells, paving way for vaccines against other diseases.

The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023

Drew Weissman, Nobel-winning mRNA pioneer

Drew Weissman’s decades of research into mRNA technology paved the way for Covid-19 vaccines, finally earning a Nobel prize for the physician-scientist

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

Scientists behind mRNA Covid-19 vaccine win Nobel Prize

Dr Katalin Kariko and Dr Drew Weissman awarded prize for role in helping to end pandemic

WEKU · Oct 2, 2023

Nobel Prize goes to scientists who made mRNA COVID vaccines possible

Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó and American immunologist Drew Weissman found that a chemical change to genetic code called mRNA eliminated a problematic side effect when used in vaccines.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Nobel prize in medicine goes to scientists behind Covid-19 vaccine

Nobel awarded to duo’s work on modifications to nucleoside molecules

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman win Nobel in medicine for enabling development of mRNA vaccines

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

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