A delivery system used in the laboratory to carry foreign DNA into a cell. Modified viruses are commonly used as vectors in gene therapy.
A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy has halted the muscle decline associated with the condition in mice, and has also shown promise at repairing the muscles...
A personalised form of genome-edited T cell therapy has shown promising results for the treatment of solid tumours...
Gene therapy has partly restored colour detection in two children that were born totally colour blind...
A new method of gene therapy has shown initial success in treating patients with the bleeding disorder haemophilia B...
A baby has become the first NHS patient to receive gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy...
The NHS has agreed a deal to make gene therapy available for children with spinal muscular atrophy...
A type of genome editing had been used in mice to treat the symptoms of progeria, a fatal premature ageing disease in children...
CRISPR-based genome editing has been used to remove an HIV-like virus from monkey DNA, bringing researchers a step closer to developing an HIV cure...
A clinical trial using gene therapy for treating a common cause of genetic blindness published positive results in Nature Medicine...
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