When the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world in 2020, the mRNA vaccines came to the rescue of many people - but in the background there was ...

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

Vaccines have been rigorously tested, reviewed, and monitored for decades. They are one of the greatest success stories in ...

Engineers and plant scientists worked together to improve a basic tool of plant research. The result is more efficient and ...

Conducts 27% Workforce Reduction, Ceases Operations at Applied DNA Clinical Labs, Positions LineaRx for Growth – STONY BROOK, ...

Because mRNA doesn’t integrate into the genome like DNA, this approach may avoid the risk of permanent genetic changes. The use of mRNA in this approach should avoid the risk of permanent genetic ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have shown that genetic messages are misplaced in nerve cells in a model ...

In a step toward treating mitochondrial diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have successfully edited harmful mutations ...

Amino groups attached to the particle surface not only stabilize the mRNA but also protect it from hydrolysis by nucleases, enzymes that break down the nucleic acids that make up DNA and RNA, in ...

Scientists simply allow existing cells to grow and divide in the lab. mRNA can’t integrate into the genome since it doesn’t enter the nucleus, the part of a cell where DNA is stored.

The DNA is basically a book of recipes. Each recipe tells the cells in our bodies how to make specific proteins by combining 20 ingredients, called amino acids, in different ways.

Giving scientists direct control over DNA and mRNA synthesis timelines is a game changer, enabling high-fidelity genes and mRNA constructs to be built overnight, on demand, and right in the lab.