With the development of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, modified nucleosides like pseudouridine and 1-methylpseudouridine are effectively used, and research on introducing various modifications into ...
Pathogen recognition is based on the presence of Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which detect pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) to coordinate the immune cascade. These receptors are encoded ...
The COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was distributed at Royal Air Force Lakenheath for the first time on June 4, 2021. This is a two shot series vaccine, where the first shot primes the immune system ...
Discoveries that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 have landed two scientists a Nobel Prize. The Nobel Assembly awarded Katalin Karikó, Ph.D., and Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., the prize for their ...