Date: 09/08/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: virus

Researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, China, and Intradigm in Maryland, have reported the first successful use of Interfering RNA (siRNA) against the viral respiratory disease SARS, in primates (Nature Medicine, DOI: 10.1038/nm1280). Two siRNA sequences that matched bits of the SARS virus genome largely protected macaques against SARS when given as nasal sprays shortly [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/interfering-rna-sirna-helps-monkeys-recover-from-sars/