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Based on a mechanism called RNA interference (RNAi), the spray targets a vital gene in the Colorado potato beetle.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
Investors are closely watching Intellia’s program in ATTR-CM after Alnylam reported positive data on its RNAi treatment earlier this week.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 26 June 2024
Alnylam is a pioneer in a drug technology called RNA interference, or RNAi, that silences genes that play a role in disease.
—Joseph Walker, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals’ therapies trigger the RNAi mechanism in cells to reduce the amount of a target protein produced.
—Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2022
The company also entered into an agreement with PeptiDream to develop peptide-small interfering RNA (siRNA) conjugates aimed to deliver RNAi therapeutics to tissues outside the liver.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
Daryl Gohl, group leader of the University of Minnesota Genomics Center Innovation Lab, was among the researchers who sequenced the genome of the zebra mussel, published in 2019, and is now working on the RNAi project.
—Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 30 July 2021
Unfortunately, oral administration of RNAi therapeutics has been hampered by physiological barriers in the gastrointestinal tract.
—Chao Yan, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
The plant kills its pest by taking advantage of RNA interference (RNAi), which is an innate genetic mechanism to suppress gene expression found in many species.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2015
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First Known Use
1998, in the meaning defined above
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“RNAi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RNAi. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
RNAi
nounˌär-ˌen-ˌā-ˈī
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