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Gut also notes that to perform annotations researchers are making increasing use of another genetic molecule, RNA, or ribonucleic acid.
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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
It is caused by a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus that belongs to the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
One of the most dramatic examples is the research on messenger ribonucleic acid, or mRNA.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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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
It is caused by a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus that belongs to the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
One of the most dramatic examples is the research on messenger ribonucleic acid, or mRNA.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Ribonucleic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ribonucleic%20acid. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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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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