• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    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

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        10 months ago

        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?

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          10 months ago

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

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