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Biotechnology Mar 22, 2024

Messenger RNAs with multiple 'tails' could lead to more effective therapeutics, say researchers

Messenger RNA (mRNA) made its big leap into the public limelight during the pandemic, thanks to its cornerstone role in several COVID-19 vaccines. But mRNAs, which are genetic sequences that instruct the body to produce proteins, ...

Astronomy Mar 13, 2024

IceCube identifies seven astrophysical tau neutrino candidates

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a cubic-kilometer-sized neutrino telescope at the South Pole, has observed a new kind of astrophysical messenger. In a new study recently accepted for publication as an Editors' Suggestion ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 11, 2024

How cells manage their mRNA stockpile and its output

In a typical cell, genes encoded in DNA are used to make messenger RNA (mRNA), which is used to make proteins, and this process of gene expression keeps the cell running. Gene expression is regulated in each cell such that ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 4, 2024

Lipid nanoparticles research closing in on genetic treatments for hereditary lung disease, vision loss

Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new type of material capable of reaching the lungs and the eyes, an important step toward genetic therapy for hereditary conditions ...

Plants & Animals Mar 4, 2024

Advanced microscopy reveals proteins that power photosynthesis

The secrets of photosynthesis have been discovered at the atomic level, shedding important new light on this plant super-power that greened the Earth more than a billion years ago.

Bio & Medicine Feb 29, 2024

Hydrogel spheres compose a microporous structure for localized mRNA delivery

In a significant leap forward in the realm of regenerative medicine, a team at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation has introduced a pioneering approach to mRNA therapy using microspheres made of gelatin methacryloyl ...

Social Sciences Feb 26, 2024

Q&A: How misinformation and disinformation spread, the role of AI, and how we can guard against them

We are swimming in a sea of information, built on a 24/7 cycle of content produced for our endless consumption. Average Americans stare at their smartphones for three and a half hours a day—and soak it all up.

Plants & Animals Feb 26, 2024

Researchers discover cause of initial spike in immune response when pathogens attack plants

When pathogens attack plants, the plant cells almost immediately react. The plant's cells begin to produce different kinds of small molecules called secondary messengers. These messengers travel throughout the cell membrane ...

Economics & Business Feb 16, 2024

Deep data—and big money—are driving a new era in political advertising

In the rarefied realm of political campaigns, every election brings complex challenges to the experts who shape a candidate's advertising strategy. Their standard practice has been to show prospective ads to a small focus ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 16, 2024

Stabilizing mRNA vaccines for delivery to cells

Vaccines and therapies based on messenger RNA could be more readily delivered due to a non-toxic polymer that protects RNA and controls its release inside cells.

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