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TIL: mRNA was first tested in the 1990s, but a 2005 breakthrough made it stable for medical use.Early attempts failed as mRNA degraded too quickly. In 2005, scientists developed lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to protect it, enabling new medical applications

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