COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology – making it more available is the next goal

  • Written by: Rebecca McKenzie, Senior Specialist in Molecular Biology, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
COVID proved the therapeutic potential of RNA technology – making it more available is the next goalShutterstock/ART-ur

The recent award of the 2023 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman highlights the growing importance of RNA technology in the medical world, with many potential applications beyond COVID vaccines.

But until now, one of the major hindrances in making this technology more widely available...

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