Two biotech leaders, John Maraganore and Clive Meanwell, are embarking on what Maraganore is calling their third act together: a new start-up called Corsera Health. Their first act together, as ...

Hollow Knight: Silksong begins with Hornet being transported by some bugs to an unknown land before having to fight and ascend her way through Moss Grotto to discover where she is and just what is ...

Wave’s RNA editor resulted in protein levels that were “exceedingly close” to what investors were expecting, but nevertheless fell short of that bar, according to analysts at Truist Securities. Wave ...

As obesity pioneer Novo Nordisk loses ground in the race for next-generation drugs, the Danish pharma giant is betting on novel RNA technology to bolster its early-stage pipeline. Novo has inked a ...

Boarding passes contain a lot of helpful information, but a small printed number could be the difference between making your flight and getting left behind. While frequent travelers may already be ...

The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds great promise in medicine, but it is not without risk. When this type of "genetic surgery" is performed on DNA, for ...

The approval makes donidalorsen the only treatment in the US for hereditary angioedema that is an RNA-targeted prophylactic. “[Donidalorsen] represents a significant advance for people living with HAE ...

Another Massachusetts biotech has reached the end of the road. NextRNA Therapeutics has begun winding down operations with a “heavy heart,” the company’s co-founder, president and CEO Dominique ...

To our immune system, naked RNA is a sign of a viral or bacterial invasion and must be attacked. But our own cells also have RNA. To ward off trouble, our cells clothe their RNA in sugars, Vijay ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

For decades, the central dogma of molecular biology—DNA makes RNA, RNA makes protein, protein makes phenotype—was the guiding framework for understanding inheritance and disease. This model explained ...

Imagine this: you’re in the middle of an important project, juggling deadlines, and collaborating with a team scattered across time zones. Suddenly, your computer crashes, and hours of work vanish in ...