Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Gene transfer by viruses treats patients in clinical trials

I've read for years about the possibility of using a virus to implant genes into organisms.  It sounds like they are now figuring out how to do it.  This article almost sounds like a miracle --particularly for the children and their parents who were treated.

Gene transfer by viruses treats patients in clinical trials | BLOUIN BEAT: Science & Health:

I hope this technique will continue to evolve and improve to resolve other diseases that are clearly genetic based.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/research-updates/2013/CAR-T-Cells

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