Nobel Prize Winner's COVID Fight: A Tenacious Force and Beautiful Gift
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Katalin Karikó, one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in medicine, discusses her groundbreaking work on messenger RNA (mRNA) that made the development of COVID-19 vaccines possible. Despite facing skepticism and setbacks, Karikó persevered in her belief that mRNA could be revolutionary. Her work, along with her colleague, has saved millions of lives globally. Karikó reflects on her journey from humble beginnings in Hungary to receiving the Nobel Prize and encourages women in science to find supportive partners and not have to choose between family and profession.
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