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The evolution of the RNA therapeutics landscape 

Drug Discovery World

For decades, the life sciences community held the belief that RNA was merely the intermediary messenger (mRNA) between DNA and protein, a dogma that has been the foundation of biology. RNA interference: silencing gene expression The second category of RNA therapeutics is a class that has also yielded marketable drugs in recent years.

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Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR Might Be Easier Than We Thought

XTalks

These modifications regulate gene expression without changing the sequence or structure of DNA. The epigenome plays a key role in many diseases such as heart disease, viral infections and cancer, and the new CRISPRoff technology could lead to powerful epigenetic therapies. . pyogenes dCas9.

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Using CRISPR to Edit the Epigenome Might Be Easier Than We Thought

XTalks

These modifications regulate gene expression without altering the sequence or structure of DNA. The epigenome plays a key role in many diseases such as heart disease, viral infections and cancer, and the new CRISPRoff technology could lead to powerful epigenetic therapies. . pyogenes dCas9.

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The future outlook for mRNA therapies

Drug Discovery World

We believe it can now do the same for rare diseases.” “We We have shown that mRNA holds an unprecedented therapeutic potential for incurable genetic diseases, in particular liver conditions. We aim to apply this approach to other inherited liver diseases and translate mRNA therapy to patients, especially in children.”

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