fuzzyjay ([personal profile] fuzzyjay) wrote2006-10-04 11:44 am

Yaga Yaga Yaga

Yet another genetics animation:

http://www.nature.com/focus/rnai/animations/animation/animation.htm

All about RNA interference, the discovery of which just won some youngish scientists a Nobel prize.

Again, I don't understand it all, but it's cool. At least this time there's a play-by-play explanation.

[identity profile] ptownnyc.livejournal.com 2006-10-04 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not "nyet" if you are still hard! ;p

[identity profile] notdefined.livejournal.com 2006-10-04 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, one of the guys is from across the bay. As I see it, they took a lesson from the way that HIV replicates itself, thus the inclusion of HIV as one of the possible treatment targets. HIV injects its RNA rather than DNA into healthy cells which after dividing twice become new HIV cells. The process is not foolproof, they the great tendency for HIV to mutate. I hope it works. There is a LOT of work being done on genetically engineered approaches to treating HIV and other viral based illnesses.

[identity profile] evanrude.livejournal.com 2006-10-04 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Drink everytime the girl says RNA!

[identity profile] fuzzyjay.livejournal.com 2006-10-04 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm mixing the Kool-Aid® right now...

RNAi

[identity profile] fallen-x-ashes.livejournal.com 2006-10-04 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
The amplification effect of RNAi is fascinating.