Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a subtype of RNA. An mRNA molecule carries a portion of the DNA code to other parts of the cell for processing. mRNA is created during transcription. During the ...

Narry, director of the Center for RNA Research at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), has uncovered a key cellular mechanism that affects the function of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the world was still racing to develop a vaccine, one of the key parts of the puzzle was the ability of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to deliver mRNA vaccines.