While the nurse is educating a fellow nurse about some new research being developed to treat hepatitis C, specifically to identify disease-related drug targets on the cells, the nurse will be basing these data on which new technology finding?
A)
Recombinant DNA technology
B)
Haplotype mapping
C)
The human genome project
D)
Interference RNA (RNAi)
Ans:
D
Feedback:
Pharmaceutical companies are using RNAi to identify disease-related drug targets. There is considerable interest in harnessing RNAi for therapeutic purposes, linking the treatment of HIV infection and hepatitis C.
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