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Published online 24 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060522-10
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RNA treatment kills mice
Using RNA interference to shut down harmful genes can have fatal flaw.
New studies on the safety of a gene-silencing mechanism highlight the need for caution before clinical trials, scientists say.
The research shows that mice can die when injected with high doses of a form of RNA.
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