Cancer gene therapy is often carried out by the introduction of specific genes into cancer host cells that destroy cancer or that will enhance the immune response against cancer cells. Viruses are ...

Targeted delivery of biological agents to atherosclerotic plaques may provide a novel treatment and/or useful tool for imaging of atherosclerosis in vivo. However, there are no known viral vectors ...

A new variation of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system makes it easier to re-engineer massive quantities of cells for therapeutic applications. The approach, developed at Gladstone Institutes and UC ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 93, No. 21 (Oct. 15, 1996), pp. 11307-11312 (6 pages) Herpes simplex virus vectors are being developed for ...

Viruses have been evolving for millions of years, improving their ability to transfer genetic material to the hosts they infect. When it comes to gene transfer, viruses are efficient and effective. So ...

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Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Vaccinia virus (VACV) confers cross-protective immunity against the variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, and has therefore been ...