Gene silencers get something to shout about.
Two US geneticists who discovered one of the fundamental mechanisms by which gene expression is controlled have received a Nobel prize for their achievement. Andrew Fire and Craig Mello, who revealed the process of RNA interference (RNAi) in 1998, will share the US$1.4-million award.
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And stay tuned for more Nobel news…
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Nature research
Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans
The original Fire and Mello paper from 1998.
Nature collections on RNAi
Celebrating some groundbreaking work from 2004, here find a collection of hot research papers and an animation of RNA interference.
A collection of news stories on this hot topic.
Reviews of how RNAi works, spurred by excitement in the field in 2004.
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