mRNA - Statistics & Facts
The mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) was discovered at the beginning of the 1960s. It transports genetic information about the structure of certain proteins from the DNA in the cell nucleus to the protein production machines of the cell, the so-called ribosomes. mRNA therapeutics differ fundamentally from previous drugs. They are neither low molecular weight compounds (small molecules) like conventional pharmaceuticals. Nor are they conventional biologics (recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies). Instead, mRNA drugs are a series of instructions for body cells to make proteins to prevent or fight diseases.
