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RNA interference has second helpings

Efficient RNA interference in Caenorhabditis elegans requires a distinct class of secondary short interfering RNA.

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Figure 1: In C. elegans, RNAi has two pathways: primary RNAi and secondary RNAi.

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Miska, E., Ahringer, J. RNA interference has second helpings. Nat Biotechnol 25, 302–303 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0307-302

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