Gene therapy success ‘reverses’ blindness
Posted in gene therapy, taggé newscientist on avril 30, 2008 | Aucun commentaire »
Archive de la catégorie «gene therapy»
Tiny Magnets Offer Breakthrough In Gene Therapy For Cancer
Posted in cancer, gene therapy on avril 21, 2008 | Aucun commentaire »
Tiny Magnets Offer Breakthrough In Gene Therapy For Cancer: (Apr. 21, 200 — A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable ‘armed’ human cells to target tumours has been developed. A new study shows that inserting these nanomagnets into cells carrying genes to fight tumours, results in many more cells successfully reaching and [...]
Deadly Genetic Disease Prevented Before Birth In Zebrafish
Posted in evolution, gene therapy on mars 21, 2008 | Aucun commentaire »
Deadly Genetic Disease Prevented Before Birth In Zebrafish: “(Mar. 21, 200 — By injecting a customized ‘genetic patch’ into early stage fish embryos, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were able to correct a genetic mutation so the embryos developed normally.”
In vivo correction of a Menkes disease model using antisense [...]
Gene Therapy ‘Trains’ Immune System To Destroy Brain Cancer Cells And Reverses Behavioral Deficits
Posted in gene therapy on février 22, 2008 | Aucun commentaire »
ScienceDaily (Feb. 22, 200 — A new gene therapy approach that attracts and “trains” immune system cells to destroy deadly brain cancer cells also provides long-term immunity, produces no significant adverse effects and — in the process of destroying the tumor — promotes the return of normal brain function and behavioral skills, according [...]
