Molecular dynamics simulations use atomistic force field to capture RNA folding with high accuracy

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is one of life's most versatile molecules, with roles going far beyond being a messenger of genetic ...
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UK chemists recreate ‘missing link’ between RNA and amino acids in life’s origin story

For decades, scientists have chased a mystery about how proteins’ building blocks first hooked up with RNA, the molecule carrying life’s code. Now, a team of chemists at University College London (UCL ...
Phys.org

RNA technology 'hacks' into phage replication, offering new insights into molecular interactions

Bacteriophages, or phages for short, are viruses that infect bacteria. Using phages therapeutically could be very useful in fighting antibiotic-resistant pathogens, but the molecular interactions ...
The Conversation

From COVID to cancer: Why Canada’s RNA vaccine leadership matters more than ever

Anna Blakney sits on the scientific advisory board and/or consults for Genvax Technologies, Replicate Biosciences and Pasture Biosciences. She receives funding from CIHR, CBRF, NSERC and CFI. Pieter ...
The Economist

RFK Jr’s attack on mRNA technology endangers the world

DURING THE covid-19 pandemic new vaccines were rolled out with unprecedented speed. The fastest to arrive were jabs built from molecules of messenger RNA (mRNA) designed to teach the body how to fight ...