RNA + Society

NCCR RNA & Disease at Scientifica 2023

This year's Scientifica ran under the theme "What holds the world together" and over 20'000 people visited the exhibition on September 2 and 3 at the three venues of ETHZ and the University of Zurich.…

"Molecool - Cosmos RNA" at Night of Research

The NCCR RNA & Disease participated in the Research Night of the University of Bern with the exhibition "Cosmos RNA - The Code of Life". Visitors could discover posters on RNA-related topics, perform…

Can mRNA Vaccines Cure Cancer?

The documentary "42 - The Answer to Almost Everything" documentary "Can mRNA Vaccines Cure Cancer?" by arte explores the question of whether messenger RNA vaccination technology could soon be used to…

Covid-19: Can mRNA vaccines change your DNA?

Developed in record time and deployed on a massive scale, the so-called "messenger RNA" vaccines against Covid-19 are sometimes presented as a medical revolution, sometimes as injections that risk…

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After the CRISPR babies, what next?

What the Chinese scientist He Jiankui has done is utterly irresponsible, asserts Jacob Corn. Nonetheless, we should not vilify germline therapy for good.

No Denial

The recent findings on how the SARS-CoV-2 Protein NSP1 inhibits cellular translation published by three NCCR RNA & Disease groups (Ban group at ETHZ, Mühlemann and Thiel group at University of Bern)…

Genome editing at the crossroads of scandal and cure

Genetic modification of babies in China one year ago was universally condemned. At the same time, CRISPR treatments are on their way into our clinics. Jacob Corn explains the difference.

Father of the Gene Scissors

Biochemist Martin Jinek is one of the protagonists in the CRISPR revolution. He made a major contribution to CRISPR/Cas9, gene editing scissors that can be used to modify the genome easily, quickly…