The quest for a vaccine against HIV has been going on for about 40 years — almost as long as the virus that causes AIDS has ...

Over the last few years, scientists and entrepreneurs have flocked to developing medicines that target RNA, the genetic ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his department is killing nearly $500 million in contracts to develop new uses for mRNA ...

The cuts risk making the world a more dangerous place. To assess the impact of these measures, The Economist spoke to more ...

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds great promise in medicine, but it is not ...

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in ...

Researchers warn that halting federal contracts for mRNA vaccine research could weaken pandemic preparedness and slow medical advances.

A new study, led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), identified tiny pieces of messenger RNA that ...

A detailed picture of what happens when DNA transcription is paused early in the process has been obtained by structural ...