Boosting its infectivity turns benign virus into good gene therapy carrier for cystic fibrosis
Monday, February 16, 2009 - 17:49
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Iowa have turned a relatively benign virus into a highly infectious form that is ideal as a carrier for gene therapy. In its first gene therapy test, it completely cured human cystic fibrosis lung tissue in culture.