Silencing The Disease: Small RNA Molecules Impact Biomedical Research And Offer New Therapeutic Approaches

The discovery of small RNA molecules and their relevance for gene regulation has dramatically changed our understanding of many essential cellular processes - and provides the opportunity to develop new ways for treating various diseases. By selectively inhibiting gene expression and thereby “silencing” genes involved in pathogenesis, the RNA molecules constitute a unique tool to treat cancer, neurological disorders or viral infections and other human diseases.

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Filed under: Biology on April 4th, 2008