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Mechanism of RNA Interference

RNAi or RNA interference is a major breakthrough in the world of biology. This video talks about the process of how RNA interferes with itself and defends us from harmful proteins. Created by Sulagna Das.

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    How does the cell have complementary mRNA present? And if it does not have complementary mRNA, does the process stop after the Dicer enzyme cleaves the dsRNA?
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