Audiobook: Breaking Through: My Life In Science

Few have overcome adversity like Karikó ... This remarkable memoir ... is a joy to read * Financial Times * [ The] engrossing, touching tale ... of a scientist now recognised as one of the worlds greatest ... a vividly written, absorbing memoir * GUARDIAN * It is almost impossible not to feel moved by this story of an extraordinarily resilient woman * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT * Riveting. A true story of a brilliant biochemist who never gave up or gave in. -- BONNIE GARMUS Karikó's story is an inspiration -- BILL GATES Will make you laugh, think and maybe even readjust the way you see the world -- KATJA HOYER A classic in the genre of underdogs succeeding against the odds * New Scientist * Little did the public know that this feat [ a Covid vaccine] was largely down to one woman's relentless perseverance. Breaking Through ... charts the painstaking journey she undertook as a woman and an immigrant to convince the scientific community to take her work seriously ... rich with colourful metaphors that bring the immune system to life ... Karikó also lays bare a startling truth: even life-saving scientific discovery is not immune to ego, favouritism and sexism * NEW STATESMAN * A riveting testament to resilience and the power of unwavering belief -- JENNIFER DOUDNA, Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry The rousing story of a remarkable woman and her lifesaving contributions to medicine * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *