Scientist Turns mRNA Into Cancer-Fighting ‘Onions’

Hi, it’s Jason in Melbourne. Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology revolutionized vaccine development. Now, it’s underpinning an exciting discovery in brain cancer. Before I explain...

Renowned Sydney cancer pathologist Richard Scolyer was diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most common brain malignancy in adults, last June. The disease is notoriously lethal, and the survival benefit of standard treatment dismal. Scolyer gave himself nine months to live — at best.