How Dicer Eliminates Viral Intruders (VIDEO)

University of Utah Health

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Dicer rids cells of viral intruders by grabbing hold of their rope-like double-stranded genetic material (dsRNA), and chopping it into pieces as it reels it in.

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Janet Iwasa

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