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What's a new scientific concept or technological innovation that really makes you feel like we're living in the future? (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 years ago by WackyTabbacy42069@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 102 points 3 years ago (1 child)

mRNA vaccines. You can literally code a vaccine now. That's just mind blowing to me.

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 years ago

Especially impressive when you consider the etymology of the word "vaccine" and realize that a century ago vaccines were created by incubating them in a cow

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