Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Kariko and Weissman, pioneers of Covid vaccine

Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and US colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before making mRNA molecule discoveries that paved the way for Covid-19 vaccines, won the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday. “The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times,” the Swedish award-giving body said in … Continue reading Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Kariko and Weissman, pioneers of Covid vaccine