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After the initial stomach issues subside, the toxin continues to invade the liver cells and stops them from making RNA (ribonucleic acid), which the body needs to make healing and protective proteins.
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Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Samples are processed in special rooms on the new public health building’s second floor, moving through concentration and extraction steps where viral ribonucleic acid is extracted and enzymes are used to convert this genetic material into a form of DNA.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Gut also notes that to perform annotations researchers are making increasing use of another genetic molecule, RNA, or ribonucleic acid.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Avidity specializes in developing an innovative class of ribonucleic acid (RNA) therapeutics called antibody oligonucleotide conjugates.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
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Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Samples are processed in special rooms on the new public health building’s second floor, moving through concentration and extraction steps where viral ribonucleic acid is extracted and enzymes are used to convert this genetic material into a form of DNA.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Gut also notes that to perform annotations researchers are making increasing use of another genetic molecule, RNA, or ribonucleic acid.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Avidity specializes in developing an innovative class of ribonucleic acid (RNA) therapeutics called antibody oligonucleotide conjugates.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Ribonucleic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ribonucleic%20acid. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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ribonucleic acid
noun
ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid
ˌrī-bō-n(y)u̇-ˌklē-ik- 
-ˌklā-
: rna
Medical Definition
ribonucleic acid
noun
ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid
ˌrī-bō-n(y)u̇-ˌklē-ik-
-ˌklā-
-ˌklā-
: rna
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