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Most people have never heard of siRNA, but it’s going to change the face of medicine. In a new article, Jacob Witten explains this magic button to silence genes. worksinprogress.co/issue/the-ki...

worksinprogress.coThe kill switch for harmful genes - Works in Progress MagazineWhat if instead of editing a gene, or blocking the protein it produces, you could simply switch it off?

Simon Fisher

@profsimonfisher.bsky.social

25 Aug

Simon Fisher@profsimonfisher.bsky.social

Molecular biologists planning to see “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” will be delighted to know that target-specific siRNA plays a key role in this movie. The film does also include a spurious claim that the inhibitory mechanism occurs prior to transcription, so some suspension of disbelief is required.

Saloni

@scientificdiscovery.dev

Haha, I hadn't seen the movie yet! Shame about the mechanism, weird to get that wrong

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