In August 2021, a new mural was unveiled in central Budapest. It honors the Hungarian biochemist Katalin Karikó, who, with her research on RNA, developed the basis for the effective mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines. The 220 square-foot mural is titled A jövőt magyarok írják (“The future will be written by Hungary”). It was painted by artists from Színes Város, and took 11 days and 197 liters of paint to complete. Katalin Karikó was born on January 17, 1955, in Szolnok, Hungary. She spent her childhood and school days in the town of Kisújszállás,…
