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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In a study published last year in researchers described the development of nanoparticles that carry messenger RNA (mRNA) into stem cells in the bone marrow.
—Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Additionally, several promising clinical trials suggest that CAR T therapy may one day be made with donor cells or with similar mRNA technology featured in the COVID-19 vaccines.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Puzzlingly, though, Guo found that RNA identical to the worm’s mRNA also silenced the gene.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
While the mRNA vaccines contain mRNA that then go into your cells and serve as blueprints for you cells to produce the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, the Novavax vaccine includes a version of the spike protein itself.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Additionally, several promising clinical trials suggest that CAR T therapy may one day be made with donor cells or with similar mRNA technology featured in the COVID-19 vaccines.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Puzzlingly, though, Guo found that RNA identical to the worm’s mRNA also silenced the gene.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
While the mRNA vaccines contain mRNA that then go into your cells and serve as blueprints for you cells to produce the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, the Novavax vaccine includes a version of the spike protein itself.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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