Synthetic biology yields new approach to gene therapy

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

A novel gene-delivery system that shuttles a gene into a cell, but only for a temporary stay, has been developed by researchers, providing a potential new gene-therapy strategy for treating disease. The approach offers distinct advantages over other types of gene therapies currently under investigation, said the lead author of a study describing the new technique.

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