Upping the Antisense Ante.

Weiss, Rick

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ERIC Number: EJ423633

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8423

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Upping the Antisense Ante.

Weiss, Rick

Science News, v139 n7 p108-09 Feb 16 1991

Discussed is a designer-drug technology called antisense which blocks messenger RNA's ability to carry information to protein producing sites in the cell. The applications of this drug to AIDS research, cancer therapy, and other diseases are discussed. (KR)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Cancer, College Science, Disease Control, DNA, Drug Use, Enzymes, Genetics, Higher Education, Microbiology, Nucleic Acids, Pharmacology, Science Education, Technology, Viruses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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