mRNA vaccination, a model of transition from basic biology to medicine

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Sixty years elapsed between the discovery of messenger RNA (mRNA) and the use of this molecule in an unprecedented global vaccination campaign that brought the Covid-19 pandemic under control. Sixty years of doubts for some and certainties for others about the possibility of using mRNA-an example of synthetic biology-in therapeutic medicine and vaccinology. Years of "translational" research and development have culminated in the success of anti-Covid-19 mRNA vaccines and the promise of more to come against emerging pathogens. A new paradigm in vaccinology, enabling pandemics to be tackled as they emerge. A lesson to be learned: medical progress is less a question of time than of the critical nature of the biological discovery that underpins it. Before leaving us, François Gros, who played a key role in the discovery of mRNA, was able to appreciate the relevance of this obvious fact.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:346

Enthalten in:

Comptes rendus biologies - 346(2024), S2 vom: 29. März, Seite 69-74

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Vaccination ARN messager (ARNm), modèle de transition de la biologie fondamentale à la médecine

Beteiligte Personen:

Sansonetti, Philippe J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARNm
Biologie synthétique
Covid-19
Historical Article
RNA, Messenger
Vaccins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5802/crbiol.129

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367219484