Recent studies within the genetic makeup of plants have lead to the discovery of two plant specific RNA polymerase that may be helpful in furthering modern medical advances. The two RNA polymerase in question have been found to have a mechanism within by which the plant cells are able to determine and silence harmful gene expression which would influence how the organism itself grows and develop.
The RNA within the cell is the key factor in determining which genes get turned off. The two RNA polymerase being studied have been shown working together within the non-coding region of DNA in order to prevent destructive, virus derived genes from being expressed in the organism.
This discovery could be harvested from the plant and used within humans for the use of gene therapy. It is possible that this could result in the controlling of disease such as HIV or even cancer. This can be done because if the transcription related DNA is changed it is possible to eradicate selected gene expression at its earliest state.
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