{"id":800431,"date":"2026-03-03T04:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/800431\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T04:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:21:11","slug":"how-can-sticky-notes-help-us-understand-disease-news-cordis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/800431\/","title":{"rendered":"How can sticky notes help us understand disease? | News | CORDIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chemical tags added to RNA are proving to be surprisingly influential, offering new approaches to the detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 European Union, 2025<\/p>\n

Messenger RNA carries instructions for building proteins from our DNA to the cell\u2019s ribosomes. Along the way, chemical tags are added to RNA, much like sticky notes added to a recipe. Although the underlying RNA remains the same, these tags can change the amount of protein created, how it is folded, and how long the RNA persists in the cell, a process known as epitranscriptomics.<\/p>\n

The EU-funded ROPES<\/a> project sought to grow European capacity in this field, and explored how changes to RNA influence protein expression and health. The project has now been featured in the CORDIS series of explanatory videos titled \u2018Make the connection with EU science\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the course of the project, we saw our early stage researchers strengthen not only their technical skills but also their professional networks across Europe,\u201d says project coordinator Alessandro Quattrone, from the University of Trento in Italy. \u201cThis work has helped to prepare a cohort of young scientists who can carry this field forward \u2013 an outcome we consider a major success.\u201d<\/p>\n

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