This is an amazing, interactive article that connects well to Grade 11U Biology (bacteria and viruses) as well as Grade 12U Biology (Molecular Genetics). Â Of course this would be great for any grade as it is very up to date information. Â There are pictures and very very short videos of the inside of the Moderna vaccine facilities. Â While I am sure that everyone is tired of reading about COVID, this article offers something different – very current information that relates very closely to our curriculum with simple, excellent diagrams of genetically modified plasmids, bacterial transformation and much more. Â This is an excellent sneak peek into an actual vaccine production facility (actually 3 different facilities – one to create many DNA templates, another to create the mRNA transcript and finally to create the final product with lipids that surround and protect the RNA. Â It is written in a way that someone without a lot of background can understand it and those who do with get so much more out of it.
Thanks Leila!
