Reposted by CaDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/10/2023Rosalind Franklin discovered the DNA double helix in 1953, but never won a Nobel Prize due to sexism. Katalin Karikó was kicked out & forced to retire from academia. 70 years after Franklin's discovery, Karikó was awarded the Nobel for developing lifesaving vaccines from another nucleic acid, mRNA.billypenn.comPhilly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by UPenn, yet she persistedDismissed by many, Dr. Katalin Karikó remained passionate about mRNA therapeutics. 416258
