The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine made a discovery that helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. They couldn’t have anticipated the tremendous impact of their findings.
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Fundamental research has informed what we know about coronaviruses up until the pandemic. With possible future outbreaks, continuing and developing this type of work is crucial.
It can take decades, but investigating one thing can revolutionise our understanding of another.
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Professor of Enzymology, University of Dundee
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Thomas Merritt is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University
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Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology
