Called "one of the most prominent discoveries of the decade" by Nobel Laureate Phillip Sharp, RNA interference (RNAi) constitutes the ability of double-stranded RNA molecules to shut down expression of genes containing homologous sequences. During the last few years, RNAi technology has been embraced as a gene function analysis tool by all major pharmaceutical and academic establishments around the world. RNAi in Drug Discovery and Development provides comprehensive analysis of all...
More DescriptionCalled "one of the most prominent discoveries of the decade" by Nobel Laureate Phillip Sharp, RNA interference (RNAi) constitutes the ability of double-stranded RNA molecules to shut down expression of genes containing homologous sequences. During the last few years, RNAi technology has been embraced as a gene function analysis tool by all major pharmaceutical and academic establishments around the world. RNAi in Drug Discovery and Development provides comprehensive analysis of all aspects of RNAi technology-from basic chemical and biological principles, to applications, further to drug discovery and therapeutic developments-through contributions from prominent specialists in the field.