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| - | In this project a novel sRNA technology for gene silencing in bacteria is developed. | + | In this project a novel sRNA technology for gene silencing in bacteria is developed. The silencing is tunable to a large range of expression levels and can be applied to any gene in most bacteria. The silencing can be turned on and off at any time. |
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| - | Gene silencing is currently a time-consuming process of chromosomal knockout | + | Gene silencing is a pivotal technique in modern biology. It is currently a time-consuming process of chromosomal knockout restricted to mostly nonessential genes. |
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Revision as of 13:55, 18 September 2011
What?
In this project a novel sRNA technology for gene silencing in bacteria is developed. The silencing is tunable to a large range of expression levels and can be applied to any gene in most bacteria. The silencing can be turned on and off at any time.
Why?
Gene silencing is a pivotal technique in modern biology. It is currently a time-consuming process of chromosomal knockout restricted to mostly nonessential genes.
How?
The developed technology consists of two small RNAs, which can be configured to target any gene by simply changing the sequence of the RNAs.
