Interfering RNA ( siRNA ) helps monkeys recover from SARS

Interfering RNA ( siRNA ) helps monkeys recover from SARS

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Researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, China, and Intradigm in Maryland, have reported the first successful use of Interfering RNA (siRNA) against the viral respiratory disease SARS, in primates (Nature Medicine, DOI: 10.1038/nm1280).

Two siRNA sequences that matched bits of the SARS virus genome largely protected macaques against SARS when given as nasal sprays shortly [...]

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