Construction of a new model for agricultural pest control by using the synergy of RNA interference and virus Ghent University
This project “dsRNA+virus” has two keywords: RNA interference (RNAi) and virus. First, RNAi is an advanced and specific post-transcriptional gene silencing method; its discovery resulted in the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2006, and during this first RNAi decade, scientists recognize its potential for useful applications, including crop protection. Second, viruses as pest pathogens have a long time interest for the biological ...