A revolution in drug discovery
Defying the Incurable
A team of researchers at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology in Jupiter, Florida, have discovered more than 200 unique RNA-targeting compounds. The discoveries have ignited a global race to treat incurable diseases via their RNA.
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New $7.7 million grant to propel search for drugs for rare brain disorder
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