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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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 The first mRNA vaccines, developed in record time to treat Covid-19, hit the market in 2021. —

Demaris Mills, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 These snippets of genetic code prompt your immune system to replicate—for example—part of a virus encoded by that mRNA and then learn how to fight it off. —

Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024 In a study published last year in researchers described the development of nanoparticles that carry messenger RNA (mRNA) into stem cells in the bone marrow. —

Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mRNA