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Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection

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Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection People with weakened immune systems are at constant risk of infection. Using genetic sequencing technologies, Whiteley and Cao measured the levels of all types of mRNA present in the bacteria. They named the small RNA SicX (sRNA inducer of chronic infection X).

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2020 Year in Review: COVID-19, CRISPR and Immunotherapies Define the Year for the Life Sciences

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However, for virologists like Lori Frappier, PhD, professor in the department of molecular genetics at the University of Toronto, the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 was less of a surprise and more of an inevitability. Most antibody drugs and vaccines have been developed to target parts of the spike protein.