term in office at the communist party congress. and the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful covid vaccines believe the same technology could help transform cancer treatment. we begin in iran where a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the capital, tehran. hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of riots around the country. in a tweet the us state department says: gunshots officials say that seven people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control. but recent videos posted online show the fire still burning, and gunfire and sirens can be heard. we can now speak to jared genser, who s a lawyer representing siamak namazi an iranian american, whose family said he was taken back into custody to the prison, this week after a temporary release. thank you for talking to us. have you had any contact with your client? your clien
he was re arrested earlier today for allegedly breaching bail conditions. the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful covid vaccines say they believe the same technology could help transform cancer treatment. ugur sahin and 0zlem tureci, who founded the german company biontech, also said they would fight claims by a rival company that they infringed patents in their covid jab. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. if you have a covid booster this autumn, whether it s the pfizer biontech or moderna jabs, they both rely on a new type of vaccine technology known as mrna. all done! among the pioneers were husband and wife team professors ugur sahin and 0zlem tureci, who founded biontech. professor sahin, professor tureci. .. speaking to sunday with laura kuenssberg, the doctor said mrna is showing promise in cancer studies.