“A new type of gene therapy has shown promise in wiping out two rare childhood diseases, apparently without the risks of causing cancer, international researchers said Thursday. The method used an HIV virus vector and the patients’ own blood stem cells to deliver a corrected version of a faulty gene, said the report in the US journal Science. As a result, six children are doing well, 18 to 32 months after their operations, said lead scientist Luigi Naldini of the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy in Milan.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/11/gene-therapy-promises-to-wipe-out-rare-childhood-diseases/
Did you like this?
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Tip Freedomwat.ch Staff with Bitcoin
Related posts:
Ecuador Offers to Buy Back Its Defaulted Bonds -- With a 50% Haircut
Obama administration hints it could act alone on Syria
German chancellor Angela Merkel to make campaign stop in Dachau
Facebook paid small tax bill on big profits made outside US, figures show
Millennials Mired in Wealth Gap as Older Americans Recoup Wealth
NSA: Snowden was just doing his job
Russia presents unharmed Syrians to inspectors as West condemns 'stunt'
Half of families suffer in NHS hospitals, study finds
France gives green light to holiday home tax hike
Mongolia's new law expected to attract Chinese billions
Six dead as thousands of Mursi supporters march in Egypt
U.S. and Europe block ‘treaty for blind people’ due to copyright concerns
Obama offers 'grand bargain' on corporate tax rate, infrastructure
Cameron Announces U.K. Plans for Debut Issue of Islamic Gilts
Homeland Security employees warned to watch out for blowback