The Biorevolution Podcast

The Biorevolution Podcast

We're doomed we're saved #19

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RNA, one of the oldest and most versatile biomolecules, has recently entered the therapeutic arena. While for many observers the success of mRNA vaccines seemed to come out of the blue, its build on the fundament of research that has large gone ignored. Now mRNA therapeutics are enjoying the limelight of great economic success for companies like BioNTech / Pfizer and Moderna, and the awarding of the 2023 Nobel Prize to two mRNA researchers. But with the fame also comes a huge public backlash of anti-vaxxers who fear the perceived novelty of mRNAs. In the 19th episode of We're doomed, we're saved Louise von Stechow and Andreas Horchler talk with their guest, mRNA researcher Lucia Lapazio who has known the field before and after the hype.

Content and Editing: Louise von Stechow and Andreas Horchler

Disclaimer: Louise von Stechow & Andreas Horchler and their guests express their personal opinions, which are founded on research on the respective topics, but do not claim to give medical, investment or even life advice in the podcast.

Learn more about the future of biotech in our podcasts and keynotes. Contact us here: scientific communication: https://science-tales.com/ Podcasts: https://www.podcon.de/ Keynotes: https://www.zukunftsinstitut.de/louise-von-stechow

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References: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(22)00372-2/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(22)00372-2/fulltext https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-covid-mrna-vaccines-wont-damage-your-dna1/ https://www.science.org/content/article/mrna-discovery-paved-way-covid-19-vaccines-wins-nobel-prize-physiology-medicine https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2023/advanced-information):/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41568-023-00586-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41419-022-05075-2 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251605 https://www.nature.com/articles/s12276-022-00757-5


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About this podcast

The Biorevolution Podcast with Andreas Horchler and Louise von Stechow – father and daughter, journalist and biologist, talking about the technologies of the biorevolution. Can genetic engineering, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence save humanity from disease, climate change, and overpopulation, or are these technologies the first step towards its downfall?

Content and Editing:
Louise von Stechow and Andreas Horchler

Disclaimer:
Louise von Stechow, Andreas Horchler and their guests express their personal opinions, which are founded on research on the respective topics but do not claim to give medical, investment, or life advice in the podcast.

Learn more about the future of biotech in our podcasts and keynotes. Contact us here:
scientific communication: https://science-tales.com/
Podcasts: https://www.podcon.de/

Image: Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash

by Louise von Stechow

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