Source: New Scientist
Date: 13 June 2007
Summary:
New Scientist reports on research using correct diseases by targeting therapeutic genes to stem cells already resident in the body:
"GENE therapy meets stem cells. That is the wave of the future, if the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy in Seattle is any guide. There was a palpable buzz around efforts to correct diseases by targeting therapeutic genes to stem cells already resident in the body. Clinical trials are on the horizon for treatments for diabetes and a group of fatal neurodegenerative conditions called lysosomal storage diseases. Meanwhile, gene therapists are also using their skills to make "improved" stem cells for regenerative therapies (see "Stem cell enhancement"). "
