The Moderna and Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have helped significantly reduce the number of cases of COVID-19 since they were first approved for emergency use. Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
For decades, researchers have dreamed about harnessing the power of genetic technology to prevent or treat a range of diseases. A synthetic version of a molecule in the human body known as messenger RNA (ribonucleic acid), or mRNA, held that promise.
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how to make it work presented daunting challenges that much of the science community thought was a mountain too high to climb.
But a handful of researchers didn t give up. They spent years trying to solve the mystery of mRNA. Then, just like a made-for-TV movie, they cracked the code just in time to save the world from the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
What is Bioremediation?
Humans have an impact on the world around them. From greenhouse emissions to the waste and pollution we produce every day, the activity of each person and communities and nations as a whole has wide-reaching effects on the natural world and our civilization itself. This article will discuss bioremediation, which is one method that can be utilized to mitigate environmental damage.
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Bioremediation – An overview
One environmental issue that human society faces is pollution and poorly managed waste. This can come from everyday domestic and industrial processes and can impact every environment on Earth. From effluent runoff into rivers and oceans to industrial waste disposal or oil spills, human activity is having a real and lasting effect. Once waste and pollution have entered natural cycles, it has the potential to proliferate for decades to come, causing lasting damage.