A cadre of new biotechs have set their sights on targeting RNA with small-molecule drugs. Justin Petrone and Laura DeFrancesco report.
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Petrone, J., DeFrancesco, L. Small molecules get the message. Nat Biotechnol 36, 787–790 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4241
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