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Biontech-Gründer: Impfung gegen Krebs bis 2030 möglich

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Carlotta Richter
Uğur Şahin und Özlem Türeci wurden am 13. Dezember mit dem Werner-von-Siemens-Ring geehrt, eine der bedeutendsten wissenschaftlichen Auszeichnungen in Deutschland.

Uğur Şahin und Özlem Türeci wurden am 13. Dezember mit dem Werner-von-Siemens-Ring geehrt, eine der bedeutendsten wissenschaftlichen Auszeichnungen in Deutschland.

Foto: Lars HübneR

Biontech-Gründer Uğur Şahin und Özlem Türeci über ihren Kampf gegen Krebs und die Frage, wem die mRNA-Technologie noch helfen könnte.

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