We kick off this new season with a medical breakthrough story you might THINK you know, but isn't that straightforward. We dive into how the "speedy" development of mRNA vaccines is actually a story with decades of twists and turns. In this episode we look at the mRNA technology that is behind many COVID-19 vaccines, and how an idea that once looked like it was destined to fail got a new life just in time to save so many of ours.Featuring:<ul><li>Dr. Thomas Madden is a biochemist and founder and CEO of Acuitas Therapeutics</li><li>Mike Yee is Jefferies’ managing director and senior biotech analyst</li><li>Joe Miller is a reporter for the Financial Times and the author of The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic</li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;We kick off this new season with a medical breakthrough story you might THINK you know, but isn't that straightforward. We dive into how the "speedy" development of mRNA vaccines is actually a story with decades of twists and turns. In this episode we look at the mRNA technology that is behind many COVID-19 vaccines, and how an idea that once looked like it was destined to fail got a new life just in time to save so many of ours.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Featuring:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dr. Thomas Madden&lt;/strong&gt; is a biochemist and founder and CEO of Acuitas Therapeutics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mike Yee&lt;/strong&gt; is Jefferies’ managing director and senior biotech analyst&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joe Miller &lt;/strong&gt;is a reporter for the Financial Times and the author of &lt;i&gt;The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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We kick off this new season with a medical breakthrough story you might THINK you know, but isn't that straightforward. We dive into how the "speedy" development of mRNA vaccines is actually a story with decades of twists and turns. In this episode we look at the mRNA technology that is behind many COVID-19 vaccines, and how an idea that once looked like it was destined to fail got a new life just in time to save so many of ours.

Invisible Forces

From Zero to Hero: The Story Behind the mRNA Vaccine

From Zero to Hero: The Story Behind the mRNA Vaccine

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