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'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemics
RNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of ...
What is an mRNA vaccine, and why is it controversial?
Messenger RNA vaccines, or mRNA, differ from traditional ones. Instead of growing a virus and weakening it to allow the body to engage its natural defenses, mRNA vaccines use pieces of genetic code to ...
UPenn, where mRNA vaccine tech was pioneered, will not lose funding as feds cut $500M in mRNA grants
There have been no changes to the licensing and royalty agreements related to mRNA research that have netted the university ...
A promising path to breast cancer treatment just hit a political roadblock
The government’s cancellation of almost $500 million in contracts involving mRNA vaccines could halt progress on cancer ...
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Why mRNA Vaccines Are So Revolutionary—And What’s at Stake if We Lose Them
The move drew sharp criticism from medical and health experts. “Scrapping the fastest platform we have is a reckless move ...
New research using mRNA vaccines targets rare cancers
Founder of the Medulloblastoma Initiative, Fernando Goldsztein, discusses the new MBI-funded research on experimental mRNA ...
Are mRNA Vaccines Safe — and Should You Still Get a COVID Shot? Doctors on the Pros and Cons
RFK Jr. recently made major cuts to mRNA vaccine development research, questioning their safety. Should you still get the ...
Former Trump surgeon general warns that RFK Jr.’s vaccine cuts will ‘cost lives’
Kennedy had previously said that 22 projects looking to develop vaccines using mRNA technology will be halted. The projects ...
RFK Jr. pulls funding for mRNA vaccines as scientists pursue breakthrough treatments for HIV, cancer, the flu and more
The government has canceled nearly $500 million in research grants into the revolutionary technology, which experts believe ...
What are the implications of RFK Jr. canceling $500M in mRNA vaccine federal funding?
This includes terminating awards and contracts with pharmaceutical companies and universities and canceling 22 investment projects worth nearly $500 million. While some final-stage contracts will be ...
Friday essay: Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to it
Modern science emerged precisely to deal with the way everything can be manipulated – and scepticism over ‘facts’ goes all ...
Even Trump’s former Surgeon General has hit out at RFK Jr’s plans to gut vaccine research: ‘Going to cost lives’
Warning comes after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced cuts of nearly $500m in funding for mRNA vaccine projects, ...