In many species, introduction of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces potent and specific gene silencing, a phenomenon called RNA interference or RNAi. The apparently widespread nature of RNAi in ...
In both these systems, gene silencing triggered by RNAi is systemic and spreads throughout the organism. (A) A silencing signal moves from the veins into a plant's leaf tissue. Green is green ...
The interfering RNA molecules bind to targeted rootworm genes ... the specific rootworm gene that guides larvae toward corn plant roots, which the larvae then attack. Adding genetic techniques ...