Gene Shears Pty. Limited

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Other

Fiona Helen Cameron

Philip Anthony Jennings

Wayne Lyle Gerlach

James Phillip Haseloff

Minoo Jalili Moghaddam

Trevor John Lockett

Steven Whyard

Robert George Whittaker

Veronika Judith Bender

Kerrie Setiawan

Simon MacEwan Carroll

Trevor J Lockett

Pamela Joan Russell

Rosetta Martiniello-Wilks

Minoo Jalali Moghaddam

Ian Keith Smith

The invention is to methods of gene silencing in arthropods using dsRNA. The method is include contacting the arthropod with, and/or directly feeding the arthropod, the dsRNA to the arthropods to deliver the dsRNA to arthropod tissues. It is envisaged that the methods of the invention will have use in determining the biological function of genes in arthropods. Methods of pest control of arthropods, and of protecting arthropods against parasites and predators are provided. Transgenic arthropods expressing dsRNA molecules are also provided by the present invention.

Delivery of dsRNA to arthropods

This invention relates to a composition for the preservation of a virus, the composition including a virus, a lipid and a cryoprotectant.

Composition for the preservation of viruses

Compounds having highly specific endoribonuclease activity are described. The compounds of this invention, also known as ribozymes, comprise ribonucleotides having two hybridizing regions with predetermined sequences capable of hybridizing with a plant, animal or viral target RNA, a region of defined sequence and a base paired stem region.

Ribozymes

Delivery of nucleic acids

The present invention provides a method for introducing nucleic acids into cells. The method involves exposing the cells to a compound having the formula ##STR1## in which: w is a nucleic acid

Composition and method for delivery of nucleic acids

Hammerhand ribozymes

Compounds having highly specific endoribonuclease activity are described. The compounds of this invention, also known as ribozymes, comprise nucleotides having two hybridizing regions with predetermined sequences capable of hybridizing with a target RNA, a region of defined sequence and a base paired stem region.

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Fiona Helen Cameron