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Editorial Oliver Mühlemann - The Messenger No.15
Dear colleagues, Our lives have been substantially influenced by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic for more than a year now. We got used to keep distance from…
“You mean I am a liar or what?”
In this interview Steve Pascolo tells us about the history and perspective of mRNA therapeutics and his career.
A bit over 60 years ago, Yuri Gagarin was the first…
Splicing inhibition by a single methyl group
In humans, the majority of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is deposited by the heterodimer METTL3/METTL14. However, a subset of marks is placed by the writer…
Spotting the Unexpected: Translation in Stress Granules
When cells are exposed to diverse stress stimuli (e.g., viral infection, heat or oxidative stress), they activate the integrated stress…
SARS-CoV-2 depends on the ribosome missing a step
Many viruses depend on ribosomal frameshifting for the expression of their proteome and replication. Such viruses include HIV, Influenza A as well…
MOLECOOL: KOSMOS RNA – COSMOS ARN – COSMOS RNA
As a central new instrument for public communication, we have created MOLECOOL – COSMOS RNA. The trilingual website (German, French and English) serves…
Meet the NCCR women!
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote in Switzerland, all NCCRs currently in place across the whole country joint forces to release a series of…
Editorial Jonathan Hall - The Messenger No.16
Dear colleagues,
This Messenger issue features another interview with an expert on a Covid-19 related topic. The interview is with Dr. Jasmin Barman,…
“Now, I am like everybody else and long for the sunshine.”
In this interview, Jasmin Barman-Aksözen gives us insights into Covid-19 testing, her career, rare diseases in general and especially…