Co-Inventor Of mRNA Tech Goes After Sickle Cell Anemia
Aids Access To COVID-19 Vaccine
Executive Summary
After a chance encounter at a photocopy machine brewed the recipe for Pfizer and Moderna’s success with mRNA vaccines, Dr Drew Weissman has set sights on developing a single-injection therapy for sickle cell anemia.
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