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RNA Interference Leads To Nobel Prize

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the making-the-double-helix-dance dept.

gollum123 writes "The Nobel Prize for medicine has been awarded to two US scientists who discovered a phenomenon called RNA interference, which regulates the expression of genes. From the article: 'The breakthrough has also given scientists the ability to systematically test the functions of all human genes. [...] The Nobel citation, issued by Sweden's Karolinska Institute, said: "This year's Nobel Laureates have discovered a fundamental mechanism for controlling the flow of genetic information."'"

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  1. Its all about the citations by hey · · Score: 0, Troll

    > It is very difficult to find a published biology paper today that doesn't use this technique.

    So its got a good pagerank.