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Automated lipid nanoparticle production could accelerate the development of RNA therapies

RNA vaccines and other nucleic acid therapeutics are typically packaged within fatty molecules known as lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). MIT researchers have now developed a way to produce these particles much more quickly and with more precise control over their size and shape.

Automated lipid nanoparticle production could accelerate the development of RNA therapies
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RNA vaccines and other nucleic acid therapeutics are typically packaged within fatty molecules known as lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). MIT researchers have now developed a way to produce these particles much more quickly and with more precise control over their size and shape.

Originally published at Phys.org

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