RNAi: Creating a New Approach to Medicine

The core doctrine of our biology is this: DNA, the twin helix in our cells, makes RNA, which in turn produces proteins. Because it's the abnormal production of proteins that causes human disease, drugs are typically produced to block their further production. But today, modern biotechnology offers the opportunity to go well beyond blocking the production of proteins to actually silencing them. This exciting discovery, called RNA Interference, or "RNAi", won Andrew Fire and Craig Mello the 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine. RNAi provides new hope for those who suffer from muscular degeneration, Hepatitis C, Huntington's Disease, HIV, respiratory infections, and various cancers.

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Science & Technology

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• biotech
• biotechnology
• science
• dna
• rna
• nobel prize
• hepatitis
• huntington's
• hiv
• cancer

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