Comment by busyant
4 years ago
I'm sure I'm not the first person to consider this, but ...
RNA molecules can often be "evolved" in vitro to bind/inhibit target molecules with high specificity (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_evolution_of_ligand...)
I imagine it would not be difficult to create RNAs that inhibit some essential human enzyme and then use the RNAs for targeted assassination.
I mean, if you're doing an autopsy, you might run standard drug tests for poisons, but who's gonna screen for a highly specific RNA?
Have you seen the latest Bond movie?
No. Is that part of the plot?
edit: just read the wiki for the latest Bond movie. Apparently, there is nothing new under the Sun.
Thank you.