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November 11, 2004
RNA interference therapy works in mice
Writing in the same journal, Dr John Rossi, a molecular biologist at the Beckman Research Institute, said it was remarkable that only a few years after the discovery of RNA interference, scientists had come up with a potential way to manipulate it to treat disease.
"It remains to be seen whether the cholesterol-conjugate approach can be used to silence other disease-related genes in animal models," he said.
"If so, it should revolutionize the use of RNA interference."
Dr Julian Downward, from the charity Cancer Research UK, said: "This is a very exciting development in the design of new therapies for human diseases.
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Posted by thdyck on November 11, 2004
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