title: Interfering with RNA: kill the messenger.
abstract: A number of scientific papers were published in 2002 describing the discovery of a process called RNA interference, or RNAi. The newly discovered process, whereby small strands of RNA can block the development of new genetic material, was called the "breakthrough of the year" in 2002 by Science magazine. RNAi has excited AIDS researchers because it has both short- and long-term potential for significantly improving the treatment of HIV disease.
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D034622:RNA Interference; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D019713:Receptors, CCR5 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019713:Receptors, CCR5