The Breakthrough Prize, initiated by Facebook co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and wife Pricilla Chan, recently announced two $ 3 million awards to two scientists, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman. According to Nature.
According to a post on Mark Zuckerberg's official account, the award is given because the two men have made significant contributions to the cause of humanity by developing a vaccine against Kovid 19.
He added that their research began decades ago, researching how to use mRNA to teach cells to make proteins and build immune systems.
The mRNA technology has been used to produce 19 anti-Kovid vaccines, including Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna, and has opened up new opportunities for future vaccine development and potential research in the development of anti-HIV vaccines. And cancer.