If proven effective in future clinical trials, these therapeutics will be a key tool in the fight against COVID-19. Lab data in cells has shown that siRNA has the potential to treat COVID-19 infection better than existing antivirals, according to new research from UNSW's Kirby and RNA Institutes, published today in Antiviral Research . siRNA - which stands for short interfering RNA - are a tiny type of RNA, much smaller than the mRNA currently used in vaccines. They work by interfering and disrupting the protein production of a gene, including those from viruses.

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