Israeli scientists have developed the world’s first mRNA vaccine that is 100% effective against deadly bacteria. The results of the study were published on March 8 in the journal Science Advances.
After success in the treatment of COVID-19, mRNA technology began to be actively used against various viruses. In addition to high efficiency, the drug is able to adapt to a new pathogen in a short time.
“Until now, it was believed that it was impossible to create mRNA vaccines against bacteria. We have proven that this is possible and demonstrated 100% efficiency,” commented co-author Edo Kon.
The principle of the technology is to synthesize virus particles in the laboratory, and then package it into lipid particles. When it enters the human body, the particles bind to cells and produce viral proteins. If a real pathogen enters the body, the immune system will be ready to overcome it.
On March 2, it was reported that a group of researchers from ITMO and the A.A. Smorodintseva came up with a new way to determine which virus a patient is infected with. Researchers have created a virus detection method that will be suitable for all pathogens.
It only takes a couple of minutes to use it. During this time, the spectrometer will have time to take data, and the computer will analyze the result and show if there is a virus in the sample.
