Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a subtype of RNA. An mRNA molecule carries a portion of the DNA code to other parts of the cell for processing. mRNA is created during transcription. During the transcription ...

People are still debating whether the mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines remains in the body longer than it should. Some say it ...

A commonly used strategy in the development of messenger RNA (mRNA) medicine is based on the destruction of disease-causing mRNA. Achieving the opposite and stabilizing health-promoting mRNA is still ...

The quest for a vaccine against HIV has been going on for about 40 years — almost as long as the virus that causes AIDS has been known to scientists and the public. There has been some progress ...

Scientists have conducted breakthrough research that could lead to a universal cancer vaccine, revolutionizing how the ...

Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cancelled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine research and ...

A pizza shop with 30 delivery people ought to be able to deliver a lot of pizzas—if their cars don't break down on the way. Likewise, genes that produce a lot of messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules can ...

BARDA is canceling $500 million of contracts to develop mRNA vaccines for flu and COVID (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he's pulling the plug on nearly $500 million in funding for the development of mRNA vaccines. Here's how they work.

Lawmakers have snubbed health secretary RFK Jr. by including an amendment in a spending bill mandating that an agency under ...