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mikehollinger on March 30, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Moderna mRNA sequence released to GitHub [pdf]

> It's an interesting structure...

I think that's the question. I'm very much used to reading "A machine-readable medium, comprising..." I'm curious what bits are unique to COVID-19, and what bits are generally protecting the idea of using a carrier to send a specific protein. In this case, is it the "S" protein phrasing that protects the specific embodiment of COVID19's spike?

mlyle on March 30, 2021 [–]

Here what is claimed is encoding for any betacoronavirus's spike protein.

mikehollinger on March 30, 2021 | [–]

> Here what is claimed is encoding for any betacoronavirus's spike protein.

Aha! That's what is surprising to me - I assumed that that would have been done previously / protected previously. That explains it.

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