Mello, Craig

RNA interference (RNAi) is a somewhat newly discovered part of our body s natural immune system. RNAi is not another form of RNA, but rather a sequence involving protein enzymes that block the action of certain foreign RNA, thus its name. Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work with RNAi. 

Andrew Fire and Craig Mello Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of RNA interference—gene silencing by double- stranded RNA... 

The fundamental importance of this technique as a method to study the function of genes, as well as for its promise for leading to novel therapies in plants and animals was recognized by the Nobel prize committee in physiology or medicine who awarded the 2006 prize to the American scientists Andrew Fire and Craig Mello for this technique. 

MicroRNA (miRNA) and short interfering RNA (siRNA) are small RNA sequences that are from 21 to 25 nucleotides long. These recently discovered RNA molecules were the subject of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Andrew Fire and Craig Mello. Their award was for gene silencing by double-stranded RNA. ... 

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