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  • It was also demonstrated that a ribonuclease III-like nuclease, called Dicer, is responsible for the processing of dsRNA to short RNA34.

    Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006

  • We 'knocked out' an enzyme called Dicer, causing the tiny hair cells in the inner ear to disappear, unlike in a normal inner ear where they are very numerous.

    AllDeaf.com 2009

  • In a study published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, the Anderson researchers said women with high levels of proteins known as Dicer and Drosha survived four times as long -- or eight years -- as women who had low levels of the proteins.

    Cancer Study Explores Role of 2 Proteins 2008

  • Dicerna's drug delivery systems are built around the enzyme Dicer, which is used for gene silencing in generating drug candidates with greater potency and longer action duration than earlier RNAi approaches, according to Dicerna CEO

    Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2010

  • Normally, the hairpin's curve, called the "loop" is subsequently cut out by another enzyme called Dicer, leaving behind a double-stranded "stem".

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Normally, the hairpin's curve, called the "loop" is subsequently cut out by another enzyme called Dicer, leaving behind a double-stranded "stem".

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • US scientists found that levels of two proteins called Dicer and Drosher that are involved in shutting down genes were linked to a woman's chances of surviving ovarian cancer and similar effects were also found in lung and breast cancer patients ...

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • US scientists found that levels of two proteins called Dicer and Drosher that are involved in shutting down genes were linked to a woman's chances of surviving ovarian cancer and similar effects were also found in lung and breast cancer patients ...

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • US scientists found that levels of two proteins called Dicer and Drosher that are involved in shutting down genes were linked to a woman's chances of surviving ovarian cancer and similar effects were also found in lung and breast cancer patients ...

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • US scientists found that levels of two proteins called Dicer and Drosher that are involved in shutting down genes were linked to a woman's chances of surviving ovarian cancer and similar effects were also found in lung and breast cancer patients ...

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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