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I'm sure I'm not the first person to consider this, but ... RNA molecules can often be "evolved" in vitro to bind/inhibit target molecules with high specificit
by busyant 5y ago
I'm sure I'm not the first person to consider this, but ...
RNA molecules can often be "evolved" in vitro to bind/inhibit target molecules with high specificity (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_evolution_of_ligands_by_exponential_enrichment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_evolution_of_ligand...)
I imagine it would not be difficult to create RNAs that inhibit some essential human enzyme and then use the RNAs for targeted assassination.
I mean, if you're doing an autopsy, you might run standard drug tests for poisons, but who's gonna screen for a highly specific RNA?
- foobarbecue 5y agoHave you seen the latest Bond movie?
- busyant 5y agoNo. Is that part of the plot? edit: just read the wiki for the latest Bond movie. Apparently, there is nothing new under the Sun. Thank you.
- Computeiful 5y ago
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