This is the final video in a series on viruses, focusing on the coronavirus.

The coronavirus mRNA vaccine represented a new development in vaccine engineering. The process of vaccine development and testing - which historically took years to accomplish - was completed in less than 10 months. This video examines the biology of the mRNA coronavirus vaccine, and explores how it helps our bodies develop virus resistance.

For more information on the biology of viruses, visit www.evo-ed.org.

Support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education program under Award No. DUE2020221