On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, it was announced that the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is partnering with the biotech startup company Vaxess to develop prototype vaccines for pandemic influenza […]
CAR-T + mRNA for Cancer Therapy
On Monday, August 21, 2023, the Chinese biotech company CARsgen Therapeutics announced that it will enter a collaboration with the mRNA giant Moderna to combine their solid tumor […]
Chemical Synthesis of Oligonucleotides – Part I
For short strands of either RNA or DNA that are around or less than 100 nucleotides, chemical synthesis is the most commonly used method. The complete synthesis process […]
tRNA Structure
tRNA, or transfer RNA, is an adaptor molecule that serves as the physical link between mRNA and the peptide sequence of proteins. It plays a vital role in […]
RNA Therapy Landscape
Wells Fargo released its analysis of the RNA therapy landscape in June (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Let’s examine and analyze what these two figures are telling us, […]
ADARx Pharmaceuticals
The San Diego biotech company, ADARx Pharmaceuticals, announced a successful Series C $200 million round led by Bain Capital Life Sciences and The Column Group Crossover (TCGX) on […]
Chemical Synthesis of Oligonucleotides – Part II
For short strands of either RNA or DNA that are around or less than 100 nucleotides, chemical synthesis is the most commonly used method. The entire process involves […]
Nucleic Acids
The table below provides a brief summary of the different properties of a few common nucleic acids and their applications. Nucleic Acids Messenger RNA (mRNA) Small interfering RNA […]
About siRNA
siRNA, also known as small interfering RNA or silencing RNA, is non-coding double-stranded RNA that operates within the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. This blog will provide a brief […]