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Nerve study shows how cells adapt to help repair damage

Genetic processes that allow cells to transform so they can mend damaged nerves have been identified by scientists.

Oct 05, 2017 in Cell & Microbiology

Gene therapy

Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual'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. Antisense therapy is not strictly a form of gene therapy, but is a genetically-mediated therapy and is often considered together with other methods.

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