Tag: Viruses

Viruses are deceptively simple. Tiny genomes, barely considered alive (and not even alive, depending on your definition of life). But they are everywhere, at levels that you likely can’t even imagine. And they play vital roles in the most basic aspects of your life — and in high level...

Gene therapy is one of those advances that holds great promise, but fulfills that promise in small steps. There have been a few recent successes. For example, CRISPR-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia. And a new delivery system to transport custom mRNA int...