One of nature’s core building blocks, mRNA is responsible for translating our genetic code into functional proteins, providing the blueprint for each cell within our body. By engineering mRNA to carry the right information, it is possible to deliver messages to cells to produce everything from disease-fighting proteins to functional antibodies.
mRNA stands out as a truly “disruptive technology” in that it is an active substance administered to the body that is not functional in itself, but provides the information needed by the body to manufacture its own medication. In other words, mRNA is a disease-eradicating platform that transforms each person’s body into its own therapeutic or vaccine factory. Even in this age of recombinant proteins, this idea is truly revolutionary and has the potential to transform medicine as we know it.
