Lethal and rescuer genes are defined as genes that when inactivated result in cell death or enhanced cell growth, respectively. The ability to identify these genes in large-scale automated screening ...

Discover how a newly developed platform technology from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can enhance RNAi ...

Using RNA to interfere with a gene’s expression of disease-causing proteins is a validated therapeutic approach, but so far, the products in this drug class only address liver proteins. Reducing ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The biotechnology field is littered with the debris of would-be miracle cures. These days, the buzz is building around a technology called ``RNA interference,'' whose legions of ...

LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Britain's Ark Therapeutics said on Thursday it had filed a patent application for a new genetic technique that represents an advance in so-called RNA interference technology ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have unveiled a platform technology designed to strengthen the potency of RNA interference therapies, a field that has promised targeted ...

Business Strategy and Outlook Ionis is a leader in RNA-based therapies, and its spinal muscular atrophy drug Spinraza, marketed by partner Biogen, is the first RNA-based therapy to achieve blockbuster ...