In the Media
Scientists Create Glowing ‘RNA Lanterns’ With Bioluminescence
“This developing technology has been used on mice, with the hope that these light-up molecules can help illuminate how viruses replicate or even how memories form in the brain.” (Andrej Luptak)
Leading the Charge in Whole-Person Healthcare
“The Robert A. Mah Molecular Innovation Center initiative has a particular focus on developing natural product inspired molecules which are more easily adapted to medicinal chemistry needed to advance molecules to medicines in areas such as non-opioid pain management, cancer treatment and infectious diseases. ” (Jan Hirsch)
Glowing RNA lanterns could help see viruses and the brain
“The first step in saying something’s going to happen in a cell – the cell is going to grow, adapt, change or anything like that – underlying all of that is RNA.” (Andrej Luptak)
UC Irvine scientists design bioluminescent RNA
“Until now, little was known about how and when RNA does what it does inside cells. It turns out it’s been really quite difficult to know in living cells, and especially in living organisms, when RNA is turned on and where it goes. If you wanted to study the first 30 seconds or the first minute – nobody knows. But we provide a tool. You can now visualize it.” (Andrej Luptak)
