ShewmakerFebruary 15 at 9:47 PMThe public relations story as told by the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania mRNA Biology Pioneers Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Enabled by their Foundational Research - Penn MedicineThe scientific team whose 2005 messenger RNA biology discovery at the University of Pennsylvania helped pave the way for the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna received their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine together on Friday, Dec. 18 at Penn, more than 20 years after they began their basic science collaboration.www.pennmedicine.orgThe story of abandonment of Katalin Karikó by the University as told by Dr. David ScalesHow Our Brutal Science System Almost Cost Us A Pioneer Of mRNA VaccinesA doctor who witnessed the tribulations of mRNA vaccine pioneer Katalin Karikó warns that science is naturally hard, but the system that puts make-or-break financial pressures on American scientists makes it even harder.www.wbur.org
