mRNA
noun
plural mRNAs
: messenger rna
Microarrays that identify thousands of active genes at a time are now a standard tool for biologists. They detect the mRNAs produced by active genes.—
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Personalized mRNA Vaccines Another new technology being used in the development of novel cancer vaccines is messenger RNA (mRNA).
—Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
The study’s results suggest that mRNA in extracellular vesicles are likely an ideal biological marker for identifying brain disorders that involve mood, schizophrenia, epilepsy and substance abuse.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines use this technique.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
In 2005, the team published a breakthrough paper solving one of the major problems with using mRNA.
—Naomi Kresge, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
For decades, scientists from around the world pursued the use of mRNA (messenger RNA) as medicine.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
The way mRNA vaccines are made does result in small amounts of DNA in the final product, Offit says—but that’s true of any vaccine grown in cells, including the measles and chickenpox vaccines.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
Pipeline & Deal Updates Self-amplifying mRNA: The Japanese Ministry of Health has approved ARCT-154, a Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
The researchers discovered that cells protect their own mRNA with a specific chemical modification.
—Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
The study’s results suggest that mRNA in extracellular vesicles are likely an ideal biological marker for identifying brain disorders that involve mood, schizophrenia, epilepsy and substance abuse.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines use this technique.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
In 2005, the team published a breakthrough paper solving one of the major problems with using mRNA.
—Naomi Kresge, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
For decades, scientists from around the world pursued the use of mRNA (messenger RNA) as medicine.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
The way mRNA vaccines are made does result in small amounts of DNA in the final product, Offit says—but that’s true of any vaccine grown in cells, including the measles and chickenpox vaccines.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2024
Pipeline & Deal Updates Self-amplifying mRNA: The Japanese Ministry of Health has approved ARCT-154, a Covid-19 vaccine jointly developed by CSL and Arcturus Therapeutics.
—Katie Jennings, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
The researchers discovered that cells protect their own mRNA with a specific chemical modification.
—Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023
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