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Scientists from IOCB Prague are expanding the possibilities of using RNA in gene medicine - EurekAlert
Researchers from IOCB Prague are working on refining molecular systems for transporting ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules into cells. The question of how to effectively deliver RNA to a designated place in the body in order to silence a malfunctioning gene is one of the greatest challenges of the rapidly developing field of gene medicine. Now they have taken yet another significant step towards achieving this goal. They have described in <em>Advanced Functional Materials</em> the preparation of a novel composite vector nanomaterial for transporting RNA, in which they focused mainly on ensuring its non-toxicity to cells. The reason is that the harmfulness of hitherto known nucleic acid vectors presents a serious obstacle to the expansion of gene therapy.
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