Scientists from Duke, MIT, and Stanford have independently devised a molecular trick that could help make genetic therapies safer and more effective. The technology, which was disclosed in three ...

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A new approach that strengthens the immune response could lead to intranasal vaccines for covid-19 and other diseases. MIT researchers have tweaked the design of mRNA-based covid-19 vaccines to ...

All starting from the same DNA, neurons ultimately take on individual characteristics in the brain and body. Differences in ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- RNA vaccines against Covid-19 have proven effective at reducing the severity of disease. However, a team of researchers at MIT is working on making them even better. By tweaking the ...

New messenger RNA vaccines to fight the coronavirus are based on a technology that could transform medicine. Next up: sickle cell and HIV. On December 23, as part of a publicity push to encourage ...