To make an mRNA vaccine against COVID, scientists start with circular pieces of DNA called plasmids that contain a gene for the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.

The FDA's biologics chief issued a stern rebuke of the Florida Surgeon General's latest letter criticizing the agency's oversight of mRNA COVID vaccines, calling it "misleading" and equating its ...

In a Dec. 14 letter sent to Ladapo, FDA official Dr. Peter Marks said it was “quite implausible” that residual DNA could make its way into the nucleus of a cell and integrate into chromosomal ...

The claim: DNA fragments in COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to humans. A March 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shares a news report about a warning issued by the Florida surgeon ...

Over the last several days, the safety and efficacy of messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines have come under intense scrutiny. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to limit ...

Press Releases Applied DNA to Showcase Linea IVT as a High-yield, dsRNA-Mitigated Platform for the GMP Manufacture of RNA at the 4th Presentation Annual mRNA-based Therapeutics Summit ...

We asked experts about how the technology works, its safety and its potential in medicine. By Nina Agrawal Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA ...

mRNA research holds promise beyond COVID-19 — it could lead to breakthroughs on treating tuberculosis, pancreatic cancer, and more.

A more effective vaccine technology may be on the horizon. In a new study in mice, researchers from the University of ...

Moving toward clinical development, the researchers demonstrated efficient delivery of mRNA mitochondrial base editors using ...

Cooking a protein. The DNA is basically a book of recipes. Each recipe tells the cells in our bodies how to make specific proteins by combining 20 ingredients, called amino acids, in different ways.