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Tue Jun 30

• Problems of Gene Therapy: * Short-lived nature of gene therapy ? Before gene therapy can become a permanent cure for any condition, the therapeutic DNA introduced into target cells must remain functional and the cells containing the therapeutic DNA must be long-lived and stable.
• Gene Therapy: Introduction: Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual 9;s cells and tissues to treat a disease, such as a hereditary disease in which a deleterious mutant allele is replaced with a functional one. Although the technology is still in its infancy, it has been used with some success.

Mon Jun 22

• Genetic Research: Generally Ridiculous

Thu Jun 11

• Gene Therapy Technique Thwarts Cancer By Cutting Off Tumor Blood Supply: ScienceDaily (June 11, 2009) ? University of Florida researchers have come up with a new gene therapy method to disrupt cancer growth by using a synthetic protein to induce blood clotting that cuts off a tumor's blood and nutrient supply. In mice implanted with human colorectal cancer cells, tumor volume decreased 53 percent and cancer cell growth slowed by 49 percent in those treated with a gene that encodes for the artificial protein, compared with those that were untreated.
• Technology Review: Gene Transfer Offers HIV Hope

Tue Jun 2

• Patched-up human stem cells: science made digestible, article explains clearly in almost lay terms the process
• Cancer Alternative Treatment - Gene Therapy For Cancer: Gene Therapy for Cancer has been used as a cancer alternative treatment in more than thousand cancer patients around the world, for more than 43 types of solid tumors (such as liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, head neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, etc.).

Mon Jun 1

• HEALTH FUTURES: Diseased cells transformed into healthy stem cells - health - 31 May 2009 - New Scientist

Sun May 31

• Gene therapy shows promise as weapon against HIV
• Abbott Nederland - Home: Since its inception in 1998, AMT has become a leader in the field of human gene therapy. AMT has used its scientific know-how and expertise to build up a strong research and clinical development program filling an unmet medical need for therapies of severe (orphan) diseases in the following areas:

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