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mRNA

  • Illustration of rows of glass vials containing mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) cancer vaccines. mRNA vaccines use messenger RNA technology to instruct cells to produce antigens that trigger immune responses against cancer cells.
    Bioscience-Medicine
    mRNA: Medical miracle and political target
    Bonnie Petrie
    The same mRNA technology President Trump called a medical miracle is now under attack by his own administration, and the stakes go far beyond vaccines. TPR's Bonnie Petrie talks with two San Antonio scientists about the technology's history, its current uncertainty, and its future potential.