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Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought (www.freethink.com)

submitted 9 months ago by sanqueue@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (5 children)

The vaccine works by instructing the body to make up to 34 “neoantigens.” These are proteins found only on the cancer cells, and Moderna personalizes the vaccine for each recipient so that it carries instructions for the neoantigens on their cancer cells.

That’s pretty dope

[–] WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (4 children)

You mispelled "expensive."

[–] CarrotBottom@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It'll be reasonably expensive, but sequencing and gene alteration is way cheaper than in needs to be.

If this can actually cure cancers, it may even be worth it.

The thing is, surely there's antibody against cancer antigens anyway, in ordinary cancer. A cancer cell expresses epitopes not on healthy cells.

Why is this better?

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

but sequencing and gene alteration is way cheaper than in[sic] needs to be.

...what? this sounds like you're advocating for price increases.

[–] CarrotBottom@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oops, new to Lemmy. But not new to typing, so no excuse.

I meant than "it used to be".

I blame autocorrect.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

There's an edit button

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