Gene therapy: Save messengers -- modified mRNAs open up new therapeutic possibilities
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Gene therapy holds great promise for the cure of many diseases but synthetic DNA sequences which are introduced directly into the genome bear a significant risk of cancer. Researchers have now developed a new method which makes use of modified RNA and avoids both the risk of cancer and immune reactions provoked by conventional RNAs.