Australian scientist and vaccine advocate Archa Fox, and her wild childhood in the Orange People cult By Natasha Mitchell for Science Friction
Few scientists can say they grew up in a notorious sect or spiritual movement.
But then, nothing about Archa Fox s childhood was typical.
These days, Dr Fox finds herself fronting the media more than most molecular biologists.
The who, what, when and how much are yet to be confirmed by the federal government, but a dedicated facility will allow onshore production of the much-needed Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines.
Dr Fox, who leads a laboratory at the University of Western Australia, says it ll also boost our capacity to invent and trial other novel mRNA-based therapeutics.