A note about the vaccine from my perspective:
The Maderna and Pfizer vaccines are mRNA vaccines. The mRNA turns on the bodies immune system by telling it to create antibodies against the coronavirus without ever having to be infected. This is different from traditional vaccines where a harmless variant is injected into your body and the body attacks it, thereby creating the necessary antibodies to fight the actual virus.
When I was studying biochemistry 20+ years ago, this was hypothesized as a potential to revolutionize medicine. We were just finishing the coding of human DNA, and it was believed that if we could crack that code, we could do numerous “magical” things. Once we got that tech down, the new problem was that there was no way to get the mRNA into the cells where it could interact with the chromosomes. In 2007, along comes the idea of lipid nano-particles.
These LNPs coat the mRNA and allow for stable and safe passage into the cell nucleus where it can do its thing. This was literally science fiction ala Jurassic Park just two decades ago.
Pfizer and Moderna built the tech to mass produce the LNPs so the meds could be manufactured. Now that this is done, we have a penicillin-like revolution on our hands. mRNA tech is going to start curing some forms of cancer before 2030. Absolutely remarkable!
The Maderna and Pfizer vaccines are mRNA vaccines. The mRNA turns on the bodies immune system by telling it to create antibodies against the coronavirus without ever having to be infected. This is different from traditional vaccines where a harmless variant is injected into your body and the body attacks it, thereby creating the necessary antibodies to fight the actual virus.
When I was studying biochemistry 20+ years ago, this was hypothesized as a potential to revolutionize medicine. We were just finishing the coding of human DNA, and it was believed that if we could crack that code, we could do numerous “magical” things. Once we got that tech down, the new problem was that there was no way to get the mRNA into the cells where it could interact with the chromosomes. In 2007, along comes the idea of lipid nano-particles.
These LNPs coat the mRNA and allow for stable and safe passage into the cell nucleus where it can do its thing. This was literally science fiction ala Jurassic Park just two decades ago.
Pfizer and Moderna built the tech to mass produce the LNPs so the meds could be manufactured. Now that this is done, we have a penicillin-like revolution on our hands. mRNA tech is going to start curing some forms of cancer before 2030. Absolutely remarkable!
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