By ROBERT DOWNEY JR. AND DAVID LANG 4 minute Read
If there were a Nobel Prize for Overcoming Bureaucratic Adversity, do you know who would win it? Katalin Karikó. Her story of enduring decades of little to no support for her research into the properties of mRNA, which led to the development of the COVID-19 vaccines, has transcended science. It exposes a blind spot of our current scientific institutions to find and nurture every passionate scientist and line of inquiry.
What can we learn from Karikó’s story to make sure we aren’t quietly losing the next brilliant mind and breakthrough idea?
This is not a hypothetical problem. It’s an urgent one. Early research into the effects of the pandemic on scientific output is showing that new projects are down significantly over the past year; particularly among early-career researchers. It’s awful timing. The challenges posed by climate change require us to embolden every scientist, not dissuade or overlook them.
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