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Messenger RNA carries the instructions for life from DNA to the rest of the cell. ktsimage/iStock via Getty Images Plus

October 2, 2023

What is mRNA? The messenger molecule that’s been in every living cell for billions of years is the key ingredient in some COVID-19 vaccines

Penny Riggs, Texas A&M University

In the spotlight for its role in COVID-19 vaccines – and a Nobel Prize – mRNA is not a new invention. It’s a crucial messenger molecule at work every day in every cell in your body.

Testing in cells is an important and exciting first step. elkor/E+ via Getty Images

April 30, 2020

We found and tested 47 old drugs that might treat the coronavirus: Results show promising leads and a whole new way to fight COVID-19

Nevan Krogan, University of California, San Francisco

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, identified nine existing drugs that show promise to treat COVID-19. The proteins they target haven’t been tried before.

A map of DNA with the double helix colored blue, the landmarks in green, and the start points for copying the molecule in red. David Gilbert/Kyle Klein

April 25, 2019

DNA as you’ve never seen it before, thanks to a new nanotechnology imaging method

David M. Gilbert, Florida State University

You are probably familiar with graphics depicting the double helix structure of DNA. But have you ever seen a single DNA molecule standing straight?

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David M. Gilbert
Professor of Molecular Biology, Florida State University
Nevan Krogan
Professor and Director of Quantitative Biosciences Institute & Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institutes, University of California, San Francisco
Penny Riggs
Associate Professor of Functional Genomics, Texas A&M University

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