Re:Pfizer 91% effective in updated data, protective against ...
by dragonwriter on Friday April 02, 2021 @01:17AM
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> Is mRNA genetic material?
No, genes—well, in humans—are DNA. (RNA viruses and retroviruses have RNA genes.)
mRNA is, somewhat simplistically, a message format between genetic material and protein synthesis machinery. It has a short lifespan, so adding it has no lasting effect of the type that would come from genetic change.
No, genes—well, in humans—are DNA. (RNA viruses and retroviruses have RNA genes.)
mRNA is, somewhat simplistically, a message format between genetic material and protein synthesis machinery. It has a short lifespan, so adding it has no lasting effect of the type that would come from genetic change.