How to Use messenger RNA in a Sentence

messenger RNA

noun

• Everything else is just a lipid membrane and a piece of messenger RNA.
  — al, 13 Aug. 2021
• The instructions take the same form—messenger RNA—that all cells use to make each and every protein in our bodies.
  — Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2021
• The researchers found that the mutations expected to be neutral often influenced the amount of messenger RNA present in the cell.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 11 June 2022
• These vaccines work by sending messenger RNA into cells in the body to instruct them to build proteins that trigger an immune response.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
• Some are also trying to use messenger RNA or other new technologies to improve flu and other shots.
  — Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
• The trial was designed to enroll as many as 4,500 children to test the safety and efficacy of the companies' messenger RNA vaccine.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Dec. 2021
• The achievement was the first link in the chain of advances that has led to the genetic engineering of new therapeutic treatments for diseases and of vaccines, like the messenger RNA versions used to counter the virus that causes Covid-19.
  — Don R. Hecker, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
• In rare cases, messenger RNA vaccines have been linked to heart inflammation and heart-lining inflammation, and the risk appears to be higher in young males.
  — Robert Langreth, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2021
• Such a quick turnaround might benefit makers of messenger RNA vaccines, with their rapid plug-and-play technology.
  — Liz Essley Whyte, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
• For a decade, the companies flourished, flush with cash, and fueled by excitement over new technologies such as cell therapy, gene editing and messenger RNA.
  — Joseph Walker, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023
• The unprecedented success of messenger RNA vaccines against the coronavirus is raising hopes that the technology could lead to new and better vaccines against a much older public health scourge: cancer.
  — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 21 Nov. 2022
• Beginning in August, the researchers trained their computers on the 33 million cells in the database, focusing on a type of genetic information called messenger RNA.
  — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
• The messenger RNA approach starts with a snippet of genetic code carrying instructions for making proteins.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
• Vaccines made using messenger RNA are a breakthrough technology brought into commercial production for the first time during the pandemic.
  — Antony Sguazzin, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
• Moderna’s messenger RNA technology is more flexible than many older technologies, making one-of-a-kind bespoke shots more practical to produce.
  — Robert Langreth, Bloomberg.com, 13 Dec. 2022
• The inactivated vaccines have been found to elicit lower levels of antibody response compared to ones using the newer messenger RNA technology.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
• But those shots, which use older technology, have lower efficacy rates than messenger RNA vaccines and offer weaker protection against new variants, experts say.
  — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2022
• Novavax’s vaccine is based on subunits – essentially using a fragment of the virus – and the manufacturing process is apparently more complex compared to the method used in messenger RNA vaccines including Moderna’s.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
• Its inhaled messenger RNA therapy could eventually be used for treating cystic fibrosis.
  — Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
• Weissman knew that messenger RNA had an incidental effect on dendritic cells: Their interaction touched off an immune response that ignited dangerous inflammation across the body.
  — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• Based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, the tool analyzes a saliva sample for the activity of genes (in particular, messenger RNA) belonging to the bacterial community housed in the mouth.
  — Matías A. Loewy, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2023
• Before its pioneering messenger RNA technology hit pay dirt, Moderna rewarded its executives and co-founders with generous helpings of stock.
  — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
• China’s vaccines rely on an older technology producing fewer antibodies than messenger RNA vaccines.
  — Laura Ungar, Aniruddha Ghosal, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Aug 2024