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Genomics decodes drug action

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Drugs used to treat African sleeping sickness are outdated, and how they enter cells and exert biological effects is poorly understood. A genome-wide study using RNA interference provides valuable insight. See Letter p.232

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Figure 1: A genome-wide RNAi screen to identify antitrypanosome drug activity.

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  1. Alan H. Fairlamb is in the Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.,

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