Our cells have a built-in mechanism for 'silencing' genes, called RNA interference. This capability has now been exploited to protect cells in culture dishes from HIV-1 and poliovirus.
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Carmichael, G. Silencing viruses with RNA. Nature 418, 379–380 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/418379a
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