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Articles related to "Gene Therapy"
BIOETHICS AND BIOBABIES
In this article I discuss a bioethical aspect of the experimentation with human embryos. biobabies • ovule • embryos • human genome • gene tests
Cancer Gene Therapy I Gene therapy is much in the news today. This article describes the principles behind the technology, and the criteria that must be satisfied in order for gene therapy to be successfully applied to the treatment of cancer. One of the major challenges facing the researcher is to find an effective delivery vehicle; therefore, I have presented the most common methods. gene therapy • oncogene • dna • tumor-suppressor • cell division cycle
Cancer Gene Therapy II This article concludes an introduction to cancer gene therapy. There are three broad categories for applying gene therapy to cancer treatment: (1)restoring proper gene function, (2)stimulating the body's immune system to destroy the cancer, and (3)introduce a gene that converts an inactive drug into a toxic drug. p53 • p21 • apoptosis • antisense • mutation
Cystic Fibrosis A look at the molecular biology behind cystic fibrosis, it's pattern of inheritance and the prospects of future gene therapy. cystic fibrosis • gene therapy • cftr • inheritance • treatment
Emerging Fields of Study: A Look at Biotechnology Short on biotechnology, links and impact upon society biotechnology • genetic engineering • pharming • gene therapy
Gene Therapy and Cancer Gene therapy is one of most cutting-edge areas of medical research. Gene therapy is being used to tackle our biggest health concern: Cancer. Cancer is a disease caused by genes. Scientists now have the ability to alter our genes. This is a very powerful tool. Read on to find out what gene therapy is all about. gene therapy • genes • cancer • genetics • cancer cures
Getting Closer Three new developments suggest that a genetic breakthrough for depression or bipolar may be not that far off. depression • bipolar • manic depression • genetics • genomics
New Developments in Gene Therapy This article provides an update on the field of cancer gene therapy, particularly with regard to the capability of infecting cancer cells selectively. gene therapy • bystander • infection • herpesvirus • adenovirus
Genes and Infertility Why scientists think cloning of male genes may help men with infertility problems. infertility research • low sperm count • cloning sperm • replicating the male genome • gene therapy and infertility
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MEDICINE ADVANCES = ETERNAL YOUTH? In November of 1998 two separate American teams announced an extraordinary breakthrough. One was led by Dr. James Thomson from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the other by Dr. John Gearhart from John Hopkins University. Both teams managed, for the first time, to isolate and to grow indefinitely in the lab human embryonic stem cells (SC). They are the progenitor cells for all specialized cells and, in consequence, capable of producing all the different organs of the body and, thus, having the potential of extending your lifetime. blastocyte • totipotent • pluripotent • fertilized egg • sperm
MOLECULAR AND CELULLAR MEDICINE ADVANCES = ETERNAL YOUTH? In my previous articles I have told you about the ways they think life will be extended in the near future. They deal with the replacement of cells, organs or disease-related genes. However, those are solutions to the consequences of accidents, diseases and aging. Now I want to tell you about a series of experimental results that strongly indicates that the fountain of youth lies in a set of genes that regulate how we age. Thus, life could be extended if and when the molecular doctors learn how to modulate the action of those genes. aging • genes • gene therapy • diseases • dna
MOLECULAR AND CELULLAR MEDICINE ADVANCES = ETERNAL YOUTH? Part I Even though the extraordinary advances in medicine during the last century extended the average human life span from about 30 years at the dawning of the twentieth century to 76 at the beginning of the new millenium, man continues to consider eternal youth as a much longed-for utopia. Lifespan is still limited by the impossibility of finding new organs to replace those damaged by age, accidents or disease and by the lack of cure for cancer and infectious and cardiovascular diseases. However, scientific advances produced during the 1990´s began to plant the idea that, even if eternal youth is not yet within our grasp, extending the lifespan up to 150 years will be a possibility within the next quarter-century. gene therapy • genes • single gene diseases • dna vector • immune response
OF GREEN MONKEYS and, CHRONIC PAIN During the last few years hardly a day has passed in which a university lab or a company hasn't announced the discovery of a new disease-associated gene or of the genetic manipulation of one organism or another. Those announcements almost always end with statements like this: "This discovery is very important because it indicates that a possible cure for this or that disease is on sight." Thus, whenever you read that news you think that the problem, whatever it is, is either solved or about to be solved. What worries me, is that a lot of people rushes to make such kind of announcements before they completely understand what they are doing. gene • gene therapy • dna • smart mice • chronic pain
The p53 tumor suppressor gene The p53 gene performs an essential function in its normal role as a tumor suppressor. However, it is found in a mutated form in over half of all types of cancers. A fuller understanding of p53’s activities can lead to novel approaches to cancer treatment. p53 • tumor suppressor • oncogene • dna • p21 protein
MOLECULAR AND CELULLAR MEDICINE ADVANCES = ETERNAL YOUTH? If you have read my previous six articles you know about all the scientific efforts that are being done that could lead to the expansion of the human life span. However, all of those are related to high biotech developments: Gene therapy, xenotransplantation, stem cells, artificial organs, human cloning and gene discoveries. Now, what would you say if life span could be increased 40% just by dieting? Wouldn’t it be ironic to spend all those zillions of dollars to find out that by saving them, that is, eating less you could get to be more than 150 years old? ol • gene • gene expression • gene therapy • xenotransplantation |
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