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Nobel discovery already sparked hunt for drugs

Authors :
Hamilton, David P.
Zimmerman, Rachel
Source :
The Wall Street Journal Eastern Edition. Oct 3, 2006, pA17, 2 p.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

Andrew Fire's and Craig Mello's 1998 discovery of a gene silencing method that uses RNA interference won them a Nobel Prize and generated much drug development research by pharmaceutical companies.

Subjects

Subjects :
Nobel Prizes -- 1998 AD
Gene silencing -- Research
Gene silencing -- Achievements and awards
Pharmaceutical research
News, opinion and commentary

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
The Wall Street Journal Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
edsgcl.152289720

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