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		icegreentea2 on Oct 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 The Nobel Prize typically rewards basic research, not applied - look up who got the prize with respect polio vaccines if you're curious.

ChemSpider on Oct 4, 2021 [–]

Good point. In this case Katalin Karikó and Weismann are the frontrunners.

Arete314159 on Oct 4, 2021 | [–]

I've really been holding out hope for K. Karikó. She put up with such monumental struggles. Obviously the MRNA Covid vaccine is a huge "prize" and vindication for her, but I'd love to see even more. She deserves it.

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