A team of researchers led by Dr. Kim V. Narry, director of the Center for RNA Research at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of ...

Engineers have modified lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) -- the revolutionary technology behind the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines -- to not only cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) but also to target specific ...

A team of researchers led by Dr. KIM V. Narry, director of the Center for RNA Research at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of ...

The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared? In a time of uncertainty, scientists worry that revolutionary treatments for cancer, immune ...

At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced heated questions from numerous senators about his vaccine policies, ...

The revelation that National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials are instructing scientists to scrub references to mRNA technology from their grant applications is an unmistakable sign of the Trump ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks after being sworn in as health and human services secretary in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. [AP Photo/Alex Brandon] In the past few weeks, ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

How does the cell convert DNA into working proteins? The process of translation can be seen as the decoding of instructions for making proteins, involving mRNA in transcription as well as tRNA. But ...

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To many scientists and doctors, messenger RNA vaccines are an incredible feat of modern medicine. But to top health leaders in the Trump administration, shots made with the technology pose more risks ...

With the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. canceling nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research contracts on Tuesday, you may be wondering if mRNA vaccines are safe.