Publication Date:
2016-04-08
Description:
Motivation: RNA interference (RNAi) technology is being developed as a weapon for pest insect control. To maximize the specificity that such an approach affords we have developed a bioinformatic web tool that searches the ever-growing arthropod transcriptome databases so that pest-specific RNAi sequences can be identified. This will help technology developers finesse the design of RNAi sequences and suggests which non-target species should be assessed in the risk assessment process. Availability and implementation: http://rnai.specifly.org . Contact: crobin@unimelb.edu.au
Print ISSN:
1367-4803
Electronic ISSN:
1460-2059
Topics:
Biology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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