RNA interference (RNAi) has been one of the most exciting new methodologies to appear. This methods manual provides an introduction to the phenomenon to RNA Interference and specific protocols for RNAi, in organisms from plants and mammals. Also included are chapters covering small hairpin RNAs and viral-induced gene silencing.

Contributions by: Debra J Taxman, Yan Zeng, Stuart A Wilson, Mario Pablo Estrada, Steven Whyard, Nicholas M Johnson, John Paul Alvarez, Savithramma P Dinesh-Kumar, Louisa Matthew