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Team discovers a piece of the puzzle for individualized cancer therapy via gene silencing

In a major cancer-research breakthrough, researchers at the McGill University, Department of Biochemistry have discovered that a small segment of a protein that interacts with RNA can control the normal expression of genes ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new gene silencing platform -- silence is golden

A team of researchers led by Rutgers' Samuel Gunderson has developed a novel gene silencing platform with very significant improvements over existing RNAi approaches. This may enable the development and discovery of a new ...

Biology /

created Feb 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Plant research reveals new role for gene silencing DICER protein

A DICER protein, known to produce tiny RNAs in cells, also helps complete an important step in gene expression, according to research on Arabidopsis thaliana.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People also have antiviral 'plant defences'

In addition to known antiviral agents such as antibodies and interferons, people also seem to have a similar immune system to that previously identified in plants. This is the result of research carried out by Esther Schnettler ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Silence of the genes

The molecular architecture of a protein complex that helps determine the fate of human cells has been imaged for the first time by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

A new gene silencing platform -- silence is golden

A team of researchers led by Rutgers' Samuel Gunderson has developed a novel gene silencing platform with very significant improvements over existing RNAi approaches. This may enable the development and discovery of a new ...

Biology /

created Feb 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0