RNA - Latest research and news | Nature
WEB5 days ago · RNA (ribonucleic acid) is a nucleic acid polymer where the carbohydrate is ribose. RNA is generally single-stranded, as DNA is transcribed by RNA polymerases into mRNA (messenger RNA), which is...
Why rings of RNA could be the next blockbuster drug - Nature
WEBOct 4, 2023 · Nature - The commercial success of RNA vaccines for COVID-19 has revved up interest in circular RNAs as the next generation of therapies.
NIH adds its voice to call for expanding RNA research
WEBMay 30, 2024 · The push from scientists is growing for a massive increase in research on RNA, a nucleic acid long in the shadow to the DNA that makes up genomes. Two days ago in The New York Times , Nobel laureate Thomas Cech published an opinion piece adapted from his new book titled The Catalyst: RNA and the …
mRNA vaccines: 5 things to know | CNN
WEBOct 3, 2023 · Messenger RNA, or mRNA, is a form of nucleic acid that tells cells what to do based on the information contained in DNA. Unlike DNA, which acts as an instruction manual for life contained in...
Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins ... - Science News
WEBOct 2, 2023 · The researchers found that swapping the RNA building block uridine for modified versions, first pseudouridine and then N1-methylpseudouridine, could dampen the bad immune reaction.
RNA vaccines - Latest research and news - Nature
WEBSep 9, 2024 · RNA vaccines articles from across Nature Portfolio. RNA vaccines are composed of the nucleic acid RNA, which encode antigen genes of an infectious agent. When administered to host cells, the...
New approach may yield modified messenger RNAs for treating a …
WEB1 day ago · Related news Messenger RNAs with multiple “tails” could lead to more effective therapeutics The life-saving use of messenger RNA (mRNA) in COVID-19 vaccines was a public example of the potential of mRNA-based therapies, which hold great promise for a wide range of treatment applications from cancer immunotherapy to gene editing.
Q&A with Brown biochemist on RNA, the molecule causing global ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — RNA hit prime time during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the average American waiting in line for their shot knew that the vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna were made using mRNA.
A new type of RNA could enhance vaccines and cancer treatments
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Two Boston University doctoral students, Joshua McGee and Jack Kirsch, were creating and testing different types of RNA—strands of ribonucleic acid, built from chains of chemical compounds...
The Long-Overlooked Molecule That Will Define a Generation of …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · RNA discoveries have led to new therapies, such as the use of antisense RNA to help treat children afflicted with the devastating disease spinal muscular atrophy.
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