Katalin Kariko, scientific maverick who paved way for mRNA vaccines.

卡塔琳·卡里科，为 mRNA 疫苗铺平道路的科学特立独行者。

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman's research means that something called mRNA can be used to make vaccines.

卡塔琳·卡里科和德鲁·韦斯曼的研究表明，一种叫做 mRNA 的东西可以用来制造疫苗。

This headline is about one of the scientists, Katalin Kariko who paved the way — that means she made this vaccine possible.

本标题介绍的是为 mRNA 疫苗铺平道路的科学家之一卡塔琳·卡里科——这表明她使这种疫苗成为可能。

Now, Katalin Kariko is being described as a maverick here because originally, lots of other scientists didn't believe that her approach would work.

现在，卡塔琳·卡里科之所以被称为“特立独行者”，是因为最初，很多其他科学家都不相信她的方法会奏效。