Tag: RNA
management of epidemics, tests, RNA vaccines… – L’Express
Wearing a mask, curfew, successive confinements… For the French, Covid-19 has had serious consequences. But the epidemic has also had positives, particularly on a scientific level. Stéphanie Benz’s explanations in…
The theory of “turbocancers” linked to the messenger RNA vaccine is making a comeback
News Published on 01/19/2024 at 3:21 p.m. Updated 01/19/2024 at 3:21 p.m. Reading 3 min. Appearing shortly after widespread vaccination against Covid 19, the “turbo-cancers” theory believes that messenger RNA…
The first African center for the production of BioNTech messenger RNA vaccines inaugurated in Rwanda
BioNTech’s first messenger RNA vaccine production center in Africa, the “BioNtainer” – so named because it is made of recycled containers – was inaugurated in Kigali. A breakthrough in vaccine…
Messenger RNA: behind the scenes of a vaccine revolution
It’s the story of a somewhat fortuitous meeting at the photocopier at the University of Pennsylvania, between two researchers who are complete opposites. We are in the 1990s. Katalin Karikó…
Bronchiolitis in the elderly: the prospect of a messenger RNA vaccine
And one more success on the horizon for messenger RNA. This Tuesday, January 17, the American biotech Moderna announced that its vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), responsible for…
Cancer: RNA vaccine demonstrates efficacy against melanoma
News Published on 16/12/2022 at 08:14 Updated 16/12/2022 at 08:14 Reading 3 mins. in collaboration with Ivan Pourmir (medical oncologist) Moderna and Merck Laboratories announced on December 13 a very…
RNA vaccine against cancer: when, before 2030?
The BioNTech company, which collaborated with Pfizer for the creation of the anti-Covid Comirnaty® vaccine, is working on the development of an RNA vaccine for cancer patients “before 2030”. Decryption…
The building blocks of RNA at the heart of the Milky Way
By analyzing data collected by two Spanish telescopes, an international team of researchers has identified nitriles within the molecular cloud G+0.693-0.027, near the center of the Milky Way. These organic…
Covid-19: messenger RNA vaccines available for children under 5 in the United States
News Posted 19 hours ago, Reading 2 mins. The United States is the first country to authorize messenger RNA vaccines for children aged 6 months to 5 years. Injections are…
Vaccination: “messenger RNA will not replace all vaccines”
News Published 12 hours ago, Reading 2 mins. Pandemics have demonstrated this for decades: vaccination is a public health issue. With that of COVID-19, we have heard a lot about…