mRNA vaccines are credited with helping end the COVID-19 pandemic, and the researchers behind the underlying mRNA technology earned the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The hosts note that understanding how the vaccines work mechanically makes the technology feel less mysterious, but they do not go on to explain that mechanism before moving to the next topic.
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