The RNA World: Molecular Cooperation at the Origins of Life

The RNA World: molecular cooperation at the origins of life

The RNA World concept is the idea that billions of years ago — before current life based on DNA, RNA and proteins — the primary living substance was RNA or something chemically similar. This Review highlights the challenges and solutions of this point of view, particularly for the synthesis and replication of RNA, and how various types of molecular cooperation probably had important roles. The RNA World concept posits that there was a period of …

Eli Lilly and Co (LLY): Expands Genetic Hearing Loss Pipeline with $1.3B RNA Therapy Partnership

Abdul Rahman Sat, May 17, 2025, 2:28 PM 1 min read In This Article: On May 16, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) announced a partnership with Rznomics to develop RNA-based gene therapies for sensorineural hearing loss, with milestone payments exceeding $1.3 billion. Rznomics will lead early-stage research, while Lilly handles clinical development and commercialization using RNA editing, a reversible alternative to CRISPR. Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:L…

Expands Genetic Hearing Loss Pipeline with $1.3B RNA Therapy Partnership

In This Article: On May 16, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) announced a partnership with Rznomics to develop RNA-based gene therapies for sensorineural hearing loss, with milestone payments exceeding $1.3 billion. Rznomics will lead early-stage research, while Lilly handles clinical development…

Eli Lilly Partners with Rznomics in $1.3B Deal to Develop RNA Hearing Therapies | Hearing Health & Technology Matters

SEONGNAM, SOUTH KOREA — Rznomics Inc., a South Korea-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has entered a strategic global research and licensing agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to co-develop RNA-editing therapies for sensorineural hearing loss. The collaboration marks another major step in Lilly’s expanding footprint in the field of genetic hearing restoration. Under the agreement, Rznomics will lead early-stage discovery using it…