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Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

Camargo

The technology of gene therapy is possible due to extensive DNA research and our resulting understanding of many diseases on the genetic level, and it encompasses several mechanisms such as introducing new genes (gene addition) and inactivating or replacing mutated genes (gene editing).

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The future outlook for mRNA therapies

Drug Discovery World

Its job is to carry coding information that is essential to the translation and processing of functional proteins. This is essential to its use as a therapeutic agent and gives the technology a vast versatility making it suitable to treating a wide range of diseases – especially those that have high protein expression.

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Key Trends in the Life Sciences to Look Forward to in 2022

XTalks

RNA, and its protein-generating form messenger RNA (mRNA) discovered in 1961 , has quickly transitioned from being an obscure, finicky molecule that is difficult to work with, to becoming a significant cornerstone of therapeutic innovation in pharma and biotech. The RNA Revolution: From mRNA Vaccines to RNA Editing. The deal is worth $1.5