[nivenkos]

Do they even ship outside the USA?

Nevermind all the chemicals, just shipping the plant itself internationally for that kit might be impossible.

It's a shame, the EU is so technologically backward and anti-science.

[atemerev]

Yes, they do ship outside the USA (I ordered their kits from Switzerland, they arrived in a few weeks).

[rimliu]

EU is what now?

[lantry]

don't you remember that the covid vaccine was invented by Americans? oh, wait a minute...

[moffkalast]

Designed by Turks, developed by Germans, produced by Americans. It's like the exact reverse of the usual way products are made haha.

[WoodenChair]

Actually yes, the technology for mRNA vaccines was largely invented in the United States starting in the 1980s. [0] It has since been refined by multiple international commercial teams.

0: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02483-w

[lantry]

yes, the US played a role, but so did germany, where biontech is based. That is why it's not accurate to say "the EU is so technologically backward and anti-science", just like you couldn't say the same about the US.

[wonderwonder]

Coincidentally I remember watching a series of YouTube videos where the Odin people actually created their own COVID vaccine.