Fubitai is well-known and is the first "messenger ribonucleic acid" (mRNA) new crown vaccine to be used for emergency use, and ribonucleic acid is an important nucleic acid compound of biological genetic inheritance.
Written by: Dr. Yeo Digang, Director of Network Services, Hospital Authority
It may be little known that mRNA vaccines can be used in the human body. It also depends on the high-quality "pseudouridine" developed over the years by a Yamasa soy sauce factory founded in 1645, which is also a nucleic acid. one of the compounds.
Originally imported mRNAs will be regarded as heterogeneous by the immune system, triggering a severe inflammatory response, making it difficult to use in the human body.
Scientist Katalin Karikó proposed to replace one of the substances that make up mRNA, "uridine" with "pseudo-uridine", in order to deceive the body's immune system and avoid unnecessary serious inflammatory consequences.
Surprisingly, this very critical element "pseudo-uridine" was not developed by pharmaceutical biotech or start-up unicorn peers.
Elderly people are vaccinated with Fubitai.
(provided by the hospital)
While insisting on brewing soy sauce according to the ancient method, this soy sauce factory also decided to use science and technology to develop seasonings that make food more umami. All are nucleic acid compounds.
Since the 1970s, the soy sauce factory has begun to enter the pharmaceutical field, and in the 1980s, "pseudo uridine" has been produced and exported.
In the past, because it was only used for academic research, the output was very small.
However, due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the demand for "pseudo uridine" has greatly increased, and the soy sauce factory has also unexpectedly harvested the scientific research results that have been invested in for many years.
The story cites scientific research and innovation as an important cornerstone for the sustainable development of human civilization in the future.
If the soy sauce factory does not use scientific research to find the umami element, it will not be able to produce nucleic acid compounds; if it only stays in the scope of food seasoning and does not venture into the field of pharmaceuticals, it will not be able to provide high-quality products today. Return opportunities for vaccine raw materials.
Furthermore, persistence is the key element behind every success.
It took more than half a century of perseverance for the soy sauce factory to see today's results.
I was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Hong Kong, and have lived for half a century.
Scientific research and innovation are urgent, and we must persevere to the end!
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