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Combining AI-driven design with rapid, cell-free DNA synthesis, researchers are turning mRNA into a scalable solution for vaccines, cancer treatments, and personalized genetic therapies.

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Ribosomes Team Up to Translate Tricky mRNA Segments

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Generating High-Quality mRNA for In Vivo Delivery with Lipid Nanoparticles

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Protein Makeover with Custom Amino Acids

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Probing the Structure of mRNA Molecules

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Gene Proximity to Nuclear Speckles Drives Efficient mRNA Splicing

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A Twisted Secret that Extends mRNA Longevity in Cells

Accelerating Antibody Discovery for Difficult Targets

Accelerating Antibody Discovery for Difficult Targets

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2023 Brain Prize Awarded for Research on Synaptic Plasticity

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Molecular Biologist Michael Green Dies at 69

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Daily Gene Expression Rhythms Vary with Sex and Age: Study

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Epigenetics May Remember Ancestors’ Mutations

 Learn about analyzing mRNA with direct sequence mapping 

Solutions for mRNA Direct Sequence Mapping

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Mammalian Oocytes Store mRNA in Newly Found Membraneless Structure

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RNA Pioneer Christine Guthrie Dies at 77

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COVID-19 Vaccines Induce Better Long-Term Immunity than Infection

Learn how vaccines are produced by IVT RNA technology

mRNA Vaccines: The Future of Medicine

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Message in a Bottle: Developing mRNA Therapeutics

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Cancers Ramp Up Overall mRNA Expression as They Progress

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Study Reveals Outsize Role of mRNA Region in Tuning Expression

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CAR T Cells Mend Broken Mouse Hearts

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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New Neurons Continue to Form in Adult Human Brains

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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