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Newly discovered RNA molecules hold promise for detecting and treating esophageal cancer

Medical Xpress

Irregularities in the body's genetic coding to make proteins are linked to cancerous tumors. But most genetic material contains elements whose function isn't clear.

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Moderna’s founder launches Laronde, promising new ‘Endless RNA’ drug class

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Flagship Pioneering, the VC fund run by Moderna’s co-founder Noubar Afeyan has launched a new biotech Laronde , with an ambitious plan to create a new class of drugs based on Endless RNA. Called eRNA for short, this class of medicines is programmable and can continuously express therapeutic proteins inside the body.

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The Silent Mutations That Gave Coronavirus a Selective Advantage

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The answer may lie in the genetic code of the virus, which scientists at Duke University have found contains several silent mutations that affect protein folding. The researchers focused on the spike proteins that protrude from the surface of the coronavirus, which are responsible for viral attachment and entry into host cells.

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“Supermeres” may carry clues to cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and COVID-19

Scienmag

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a nanoparticle released from cells, called a “supermere,” which contains enzymes, proteins and RNA associated with multiple cancers, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and even COVID-19.

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Folding of SARS-CoV2 genome reveals drug targets — and preparation for ‘SARS-CoV3’

Scienmag

Scientists at Goethe University within the international consortium COVID19-NMR refine previous 2D models The genetic code of the SARS-CoV2 virus is exactly 29,902 characters long, strung through a long RNA molecule. It contains the information for the production of 27 proteins.

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Lab to jab in 100 days: manufacturing flexibility for future rapid responses

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to CEPI: “Achieving the 100 Days Mission would give the world a fighting chance of containing a future outbreak before it spreads to become a global pandemic.”. Messenger RNA vaccines contain nucleic acids that code for a specific protein, or target antigen, related to a virus or disease.

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New CRISPR-Based Rapid COVID-19 Test Can Detect SARS-CoV-2 Variants

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Moreover, studies show that saliva samples can contain a marginally higher SARS-CoV-2 viral load compared with nasopharyngeal samples (shown in a study involving hospitalized patients), and that the virus can be detected in saliva for a greater number of days post-infection. A porous membrane was engineered to capture RNA on its surface.

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