LNPs are little fat balls that surround, protect and deliver the mRNA that contains instructions on how to make specific proteins in the body. — Wikimedia Commons
One of the greatest challenges scientists faced while trying to develop messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) as a therapeutic agent was finding a way to deliver it into the body without letting it get digested.
Biochemist Dr Melissa J. Moore points out that we are actually consuming a lot of RNA whenever we eat whole protein-rich foods like meat and fish.
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