Rewriting Life Merck Invests in RNA Startup to Target Cancer If it works, mRNA therapy could provide a simple way to create customized cancer vaccines. by Ryan Cross 2016-07-05T10:49:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Gene-Silencing Drugs Finally Show Promise After more than a decade of disappointment, powerful new drugs based on a Nobel-winning idea are getting closer to the market. by Kevin Bullis 2014-09-14T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Expanding the Power of RNA Interference RNA carried by new nanoparticles can silence genes in many organs, could be deployed to treat cancer. 2014-05-12T16:52:11-04:00
Rewriting Life It’s All About the Genes and the Brain Machines In 2012, genomics tiptoed into the doctor’s office, gene therapy rose again, and man and machine united. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-12-24T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Gene Control, Delivered Directly to the Brain The technique could help patients with currently untreatable diseases such as Huntington’s. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-08-16T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Gene-Silencing Technique Targets Scarring A biotech company founded by Craig Mello, codiscoverer of RNAi, brings its first self-delivering interfering RNA to clinical trial. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-07-13T12:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Nucleic Acid Origami Delivers a Promising Genetic Therapy A DNA and RNA nanoparticle brings gene-silencing siRNAs to tumor cells. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-06-05T14:01:00-04:00
Rewriting Life RNA-Based Cholesterol Drug Is Readied for Human Tests New methods for delivering the therapies to the target tissue could boost a wavering field. by Lauren Gravitz 2011-07-21T11:44:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Biomedical News in Brief Virus-hunting Salmonella, a warning to drug companies, and the fall of RNAi. by Emily Singer 2011-02-10T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life RNA-Loaded Nanoparticles Fight Cancer In first human trial, particles successfully reach cancer cells and silence the target gene. by Alla Katsnelson 2010-03-22T00:00:00-04:00
