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RNA Storage: Silica Microcapsules for Long‐Term, Robust, and Reliable Room Temperature RNA Preservation (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 9/2015)
Author(s) -
Puddu Michela,
Stark Wendelin J.,
Grass Robert N.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201570052
Subject(s) - rna , messenger rna , computational biology , nanotechnology , biology , materials science , genetics , gene
While RNA is currently revolutionizing biology, progress in this field is in a constant race against ribonucleases, which are omnipresent and rapidly destroy RNA. On page 1332 M. Puddu, W. J. Stark, and R. N. Grass demonstrate that RNA can be easily encapsulated within silica, and can then evade the enzymatic action. This allows reliable room temperature storing and shipping of RNA samples.