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Drugging RNA

Small molecules that target messenger RNA have therapeutic potential, but the field still lacks an unqualified success. Companies differ on how to move the resurgent field forward.

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Fig. 1: Drugging the RNA life cycle.

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Garber, K. Drugging RNA. Nat Biotechnol 41, 745–749 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01790-z

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