Monthly Archives: November 2024

Frequently asked questions on therapeutic oligonucleotides

In the field of biomedicine, therapeutic oligonucleotides represent a real revolution. These synthetic DNA or RNA molecules are designed to interact with genetic material and regulate, inhibit or correct the expression of specific genes. Their precision and efficacy have opened the door to treatments that, until recently , were unthinkable, especially for rare diseases, until […]

Ribozymes: a revolution in biomedicine

The discovery of ribozymes in the 1980s revealed that RNA can not only store information, but also catalyse chemical reactions like enzymes do. This finding not only changed our understanding of cell biology, but also opened the door to new RNA-based therapies. What are ribozymes? Ribozymes, or ribozymes (a chimera word derived from ‘ribonucleic acid’ […]