RNA interference, or RNAi, is a well-recognized and evolutionarily conserved pathway of cellular defense that has been observed in nearly every eukaryotic organism studied. The functional component that directs RNAi is a 21-23 nucleotide (nt) RNA duplex, also know as a small interfering RNA or siRNA. In nature these duplexes are produced by the cell in response to a number of events that generate long double-stranded RNA transcripts. Examples of such events include viral replication, sequence transposition and abnormal transcription of native genes.
miner. 1  Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores. 2  a mechanical device used in mining: a miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor. 3  any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typically having a loud call.
Miner is writing a parody of a real society in order to make an important sociological point. In your answer or response to other students, please do not give it away. Each student should deduce for her/himself who the Nacerema are.