Advance in Gene Editing
January 20, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
From the beginning of gene therapy, the chief limiting issue was the means for delivering a therapeutic gene. Since the 1990’s there has been a shift of emphasis from DNA delivery to direct protein delivery which can alter gene expression. In a recent development, researchers at Harvard have used cationic lipids to carry therapeutic proteins into cells and have demonstrated positive results from this approach. MORE
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