Aside from maybe high school biology classes, the first time many people heard of mRNA was during the pandemic because of the vital role MRNA technology played in COVID-19 vaccines.

RNA vaccines, such as those used against COVID-19, are effective at generating antibody responses. These antibodies are ...

The aforementioned enrichment methods are followed by a detection step that will ideally protect the integrity of detected CTCs, allowing additional biological studies. Some methods combine enrichment ...

Adding a photocopier gene to mRNA vaccines could make them last longer and curb side effects. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly biotech newsletter. To receive ...

SMRTS, a smart mRNA system, enables cell‑selective gene expression, expanding the mRNA toolbox for precision cancer therapies.

A team led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) professors Georges Belfort, Ph.D. (PI), and Pankaj Karande, Ph.D. (co-PI ...

Vaccines using mRNA technology have been studied for decades, experts say. Over the last several days, the safety and efficacy of messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines have come under intense scrutiny. On ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

WASHINGTON, DC: Jayanta Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Director of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya, recently ...

In a Phase 3 trial of more than 18,000 volunteers across three countries, an mRNA influenza vaccine from Pfizer has outperformed standard seasonal flu shots by 34.5%. It's yet another sign that this ...