mRNA vaccine

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news

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centre for cellular and molecular biology (CCMB) - estd the “proof of principle” (proof of concept) of 1st indigenous mRNA vaccine tech

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mRNA vaccine replication

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based on moderna model
built w/ open info, own tech & materials
scientists produce synthetic version of mRNA that virus uses to build infectious proteins

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how vaccines wrk

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identify & eliminate disease-causing microbes

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what mRNA vaccine does

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immune system evades real infection - cz the microbe’s mRNA intro in host
trick the body to produce sm viral proteins
proteins - solitary - can’t transform into a virus
immune system detects it & produces defense mechanism

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hope for such vaccines against

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TB
dengue
malaria
chikungunya
rare genetic diseases

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what’s mRNA

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messenger RNA
puts DNA instructions in2 action
template to build a protein

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CCMB

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in hyderabad
under council of scientific and industrial reseach (CSIR)
premier research org
research & training - modern bio
promotes centralised national facilities for new & modern techniques - bio
set up as semi-autonomous centre - apr 1 1977 w/ biochem division of thn regional research laboratory - now indian institute of chemical tech (IICT), hyderabad
Designated as “centre of excellence” by global molecular and cell biology ntwrk, unesco