1.
IEEE Pulse
; 12(6): 2-5, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1591598
ABSTRACT
A bright spot during this COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid development of effective vaccines that work by harnessing the power of messenger RNA, or mRNA. mRNA vaccines might seem like a relatively new idea, but researchers have been working on the technology behind them for decades. Now, the success of Moderna and Pfizer's coronavirus vaccines are highlighting the immense potential for mRNA therapies-not just for infectious diseases, but also to treat cancer and genetic disorders.
Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Pandemics , COVID-19 Vaccines , Humans , RNA, Messenger , SARS-CoV-2 , mRNA Vaccines
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IEEE Pulse
; 12(3): 6-10, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1280249
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus is a new kind of enemy. Now, the United States Army has added a cutting-edge tool to its arsenal to better understand this threat: "organs-on-chips" that recapitulate the microarchitecture and function of living human lungs.