Before 2020, relatively few people outside the scientific community had heard of messenger RNA. Within a remarkably short period, however, mRNA became part of everyday conversations as researchers demonstrated how quickly this technology could be adapted to respond to emerging health challenges.
What makes mRNA particularly interesting is that it represents a platform rather than a single product. Instead of manufacturing entirely different medicines from the ground up, researchers can potentially build new therapies using a similar scientific framework while changing the genetic instructions delivered to cells.
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