mRNA

noun

ˈem-ˈär-ˈen-ˈā

plural mRNAs

: messenger rna

Microarrays that identify thousands of active genes at a time are now a standard tool for biologists. They detect the mRNAs produced by active genes.—

New Scientist

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There are currently three vaccine candidates moving through the clinical pipeline in human trials right now, and the furthest along is Moderna, which has developed a norovirus vaccine with the same mRNA technology as the one for Covid-19. —

Alex Knapp, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 The synthetic mRNA in the COVID-19 vaccines exploits this biology to trick cells into making viral proteins that spur immunity. —

Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 24 Oct. 2024 But the last year has also shown that mRNA technology has drawbacks, some of which stem from the mRNA construct itself. —

Nicole Lurie, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2021 The two vaccines based on messenger RNA, or mRNA—the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech ones—moved lightning fast. —

Larry Brilliant, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2021 See all Example Sentences for mRNA