RNA - Latest research and news | Nature
WEB4 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.
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.
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.
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...
mRNA COVID vaccines saved lives and won a Nobel — what’s
WEBOct 3, 2023 · How COVID unlocked the power of RNA vaccines. The vaccines deliver mRNA that instructs a person’s cells to create copies of viral proteins, also known as antigens. This process stimulates the...
Changing the future of medicine: How Brown is becoming a global …
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · The ambitious goal of the new Brown RNA Center is to untangle the mysteries of human RNA, which could be instrumental in preventing and developing treatments for a wide variety of complex diseases.
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.
MIT engineers design more powerful RNA vaccines - MIT News
WEBSep 7, 2023 · By adding synergistic self-adjuvanting properties to Covid-19 RNA vaccines, MIT researchers showed they could significantly boost the immune response generated in mice.
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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