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nanoparticles

The UCLA-developed nanoparticle has sugars on its surface that target specific cells in the liver (dark blue and pink shapes) and an mRNA payload that encodes for a specific protein fragment (red).

Nanoparticle with mRNA appears to prevent, treat peanut allergies in mice

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Engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have designed a new type of nanoparticle that can be administered to the lungs, where it can deliver messenger RNA encoding useful proteins. Credits:Image: iStock, edited by MIT News

New nanoparticles can perform gene editing in the lungs

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A microfluidic device was designed to combine protein solution with nanoparticles and then form thousands of tiny, identical droplets. Inside each of these droplets, the proteins interact with the nanoparticles, which help them to form protein crystals. Credits:Credit: Courtesy of the researchers, colorized by MIT News

New purification method could make protein drugs cheaper

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Liver illustration

Nanoparticle stops liver fibrosis in its tracks, reverses damage

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