Here's the Bigger Story About Moderna That You Might Be Missing

Don't focus only on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Look at the underlying technology platform that the vaccine represents.

You probably recall from biology classes you took years ago that DNA contains the blueprint for life. To be more specific, DNA has the detailed instructions needed for producing proteins, which are the building blocks of life. But DNA needs help relaying those instructions to the ribosomes, the body's mini-factories that actually make proteins.

That's where messenger RNA (mRNA) comes into play. mRNA carries the instructions from DNA to the ribosomes. Your body won't make a single protein without mRNA fulfilling its role.