RNA INTERFERENCE

• Dicerna Therapeutics inc. a company developing drugs using a gene silencing technology called RNA interference. 
• Goal is to battle disease such as cancer and rare genetic disorders by turning on and off the genes that regulate proteins in people’s cells. 
• This technology blocks disease causing overproduction of protein in cells.
• RNA therapeutics offer advantage over traditional small molecule drugs or biotech medicines grown from organic materials. 
• The messenger RNA contains instructions telling cells how to make protein and whether to leave it in cell or carry it into the bloodstream.