Messenger RNA carries genetic information from DNA in the highly protected nucleus out to the rest of the cell, where structures called ribosomes can build proteins according to the DNA blueprint.

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 ...

Clemens Plaschka is the 2024 winner of the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators. Group Leader at the Institute of Molecular Pathology in Vienna, Austria, his work has shed light on the ...

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

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.

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

Vaccines using mRNA technology weren’t immune to the latest round of federal research cuts. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he’s pulling the plug on ...