‘A great day for vaccines’: Scientists who cracked mRNA’s code win Nobel Prize

‘A great day for vaccines’: Scientists who cracked mRNA’s code win Nobel Prize

October 2, 2023 3:36 pm PST.

Two scientists whose breakthrough research turned the tide of the pandemic have won the Nobel Prize. Caryn Ceolin with how the pair turned mRNA into medicine and the future of treating more than COVID-19.

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