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A new type of nanoparticle can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful proteins. Researchers hope to use them to develop new treatments for cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases.
The development of the Covid vaccine helped super-charge what many researchers are calling an "mRNA-Renaissance" that could see new vaccines prevent everything from cancer to the plague.
For the first time in history, a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that they say is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans. The study, conducted in an animal model, demonstrated that all treated animals were […]