Title: "RNA from Lab to Laurels: Nobel Prize in Medicine/ Physiology 2023"

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Katalin Kariko (Hungarian) and Drew Weissman (U.S.A) received this prize for enabling the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Less women Breaking Barriers

Less women Breaking Barriers

Katalin became only the 14th woman to win a Nobel for Medicine out of 227 individuals.

Selection and Prize money

The Nobel Assembly of Sweden's Karolinska Institute Medical University with 11 million Swedish crowns (about $1 million) as Prize.

About their Discovery

They discovered the mRNA technology for nucleoside base modifications that instruct cells to produce specific proteins to stimulate an immune response without using weakened or inactivated viruses.

Turning science fiction into science fact

It not only revolutionized vaccine development but promised to treat a wide range of diseases, including cancer and genetic disorders.

The Indian connect to genetic language

Har Gobind Khurana is the only Indian diaspora who won this award in 1968 for the interpretation of genetic code and its function in protein synthesis.