Therapeutics that can shut down harmful genes need a reliable delivery system

(University of Texas at Austin) So far, only a handful of siRNA, or other RNA interference-based therapeutics that can shut down harmful genes to keep viruses from spreading have been approved. Chemical engineering researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering have created several nanoparticles to help solve the problem of getting the siRNA into the body and guiding it to the target.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news