Scientists Hail This Medical Breakthrough. A Political Storm Could Cripple It.

Scientists have proven the potential of mRNA technology to greatly impact health—from COVID-19 vaccines to cancer therapies to chronic disease. However, state and federal lawmakers are canceling mRNA research through fund withholding and proposed legislation. “The consequences are enormous. It has so much potential for other therapies,” said Nobel Prize winner Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, the Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research. “The research is going to continue, but it’s going to continue in Europe and Asia and China.”