This article is part 2 of a series on next-generation mRNA vaccines. The first installment can be read here. The unprecedented speed with which we developed vaccines to help us control and curb the ...

Adding a photocopier gene to mRNA vaccines could make them last longer and curb side effects. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly biotech newsletter. To receive ...

Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have found a way to overcome cells' natural defenses against self-amplifying mRNA vaccines, allowing the cells to produce significantly more of the target ...

In the early 1990s, direct injection of nucleic acids (RNA or DNA) into the muscles of mice led to in vivo expression of proteins encoded by the injected nucleic acid. 1 This finding, together with ...