{"id":250109,"date":"2024-08-01T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/discover-rnas-irresistible-ascent-from-humble-molecule-to-crispr-star\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:25","slug":"discover-rnas-irresistible-ascent-from-humble-molecule-to-crispr-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/discover-rnas-irresistible-ascent-from-humble-molecule-to-crispr-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover RNA’s irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The most effective covid\u201119 vaccines had RNA at their heart<\/p>\n

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The Catalyst<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
Thomas R. Cech (W. W. Norton)<\/strong><\/p>\n

For 50 years, RNA was DNA\u2019s undervalued sibling, but now it has jumped into the spotlight. This multifaceted molecule \u2013 which resembles DNA but can morph into a variety of shapes other than a double helix \u2013 brought us the most effective covid-19 vaccines<\/a> and is key to CRISPR gene editing, one of the most powerful technologies in experimental biology.<\/p>\n

Yet few of us have an in-depth understanding of the molecule and why it has suddenly become so important for\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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