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RNA Interference

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2008
ISBN
3540751564, 9783540751564
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2390375 bytes)
Series
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Edition
1
Pages
276\277
Topic
Medicine immunology
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

In the last few years the major effect that RNAi has had in invertebrate systems like C.elegans and drosophila is beginning to take hold in mammalian systems through both single gene knockdown experiments and genome-scale screens. In the next decade, there will no doubt be both notable successes and failures as we attempt to apply this genetic tool to various biological problems for the first time in academia and industry. Through the introduction of RNAi, mammalian systems have finally gained admittance to the pantheon of model genetic systems.

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