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| How mRNA vaccines help fight cancer tumors |
| 2021-06-25 |
| h/t Instapundit [Medical Press] - Thanks to researchers in different fields who put in nearly two decades of past work on mRNA vaccine technology, people around the world are being immunized today from COVID-19—and hopefully leading us out of this pandemic. Now, because of the increased focus on this versatile technology and that foundation of research, mRNA vaccines for other diseases have an even greater chance of making it to patients. "The whole platform is very, very flexible," says Norbert Pardi, a research assistant professor of infectious diseases in the Perelman School of Medicine. "You can use mRNA vaccines for many things." That includes cancer—which is just one of several areas outside of infectious diseases that researchers at Penn have been investigating. Here's a breakdown of how an mRNA-based vaccine could work to fight tumors, the challenges that need to be overcome, the technology's roots in oncology, and where it's headed. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 Accidental discoveries: TNT. LSD... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-06-25 12:29 |
| #5 I just read a sidebar in Discover Magazine about a genetically-modified virus that cured an aggressive cancer. Two years in remission, so the trial is 3-4 years old. Not the same thing as mRNA, but in the same 'ballpark'. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2021-06-25 11:22 |
| #4 Now, that's a really pathetic excuse, Besoeker. But, if you insist - look in any post 1990 Biochemistry textbook. Of course, they're a bit technical - but you did ask. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-06-25 07:46 |
| #3 Ref #2: Wiki is my quick go-to spot for things unknown. Forgive me however if I do not credit it with being divinely inspired. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-06-25 07:28 |
| #2 I have a dream. In my dream people who think that mRNA vaccines are genetic engineering are forced to read Wikipedia article on protein synthesis - and their comprehension is tested with corporeal punishment for failure. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-06-25 03:56 |
| #1 Welcome to the New 21st Century Frontier Promise them everything and anything as long as you become genetically modified in the end... Everything is possible GMO You and Me |
| Posted by: Fester Ulineth7400 2021-06-25 03:50 |