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Engineers create an Inhalable form of Messenger RNA

MIT researchers have designed inhalable particles that can deliver messenger RNA. These lung epithelial cells have taken up particles (yellow) that carry mRNA encoding green fluorescent protein.
Credit: Asha Patel

Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules. In an advance that could lead to new treatments for lung disease, researchers have now designed an inhalable form of mRNA. This aerosol could be administered directly to the lungs to help treat diseases such as cystic fibrosis, the researchers say.

mRNA, which can induce cells to produce therapeutic proteins, holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases...

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