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Breakthrough technology enables mRNA delivery across the blood-brain barrier • Feb. 17, 2025, 5:24 AM ET (News-Medical)

Olpasiran significantly lowers "bad cholesterol" linked to cardiovascular risk • Feb. 13, 2025, 5:32 AM ET (News-Medical)

Clinical trial finds RNA inhibitor effectively reduces 'bad cholesterol' in patients with cardiovascular disease • Feb. 12, 2025, 5:25 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

Researchers discover how RNA molecules influence multiple generations • Feb. 5, 2025, 5:19 AM ET (News-Medical)

Heart health differences in men and women: Tiny RNA molecules play key role, study finds • Feb. 3, 2025, 8:14 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

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Also Known As	ribonucleic acid

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ribosomal RNA transfer RNA messenger RNA ribose microRNA structural ribonucleic acid double-stranded RNA nucleotide sequence positive strand negative strand genetics gene chimera chromosome heritability phenotype nucleotide base pair Mendelian inheritance character

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English-born American biochemist and geneticist Jack W. Szostak.

Jack W. Szostak

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Craig C. Mello

American geneticist

Israeli protein crystallographer Ada Yonath.

Ada Yonath

Israeli biochemist

Venki Ramakrishnan

Indian-born physicist and molecular biologist

Sidney Altman

Sidney Altman

Canadian-American scientist

Thomas Robert Cech

American scientist

Thomas Steitz

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Andrew Z. Fire

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Severo Ochoa, 1959.

Severo Ochoa

Spanish-American biochemist

Roger D. Kornberg

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