Naked Gene Therapy

Meera Senthilingam, The Naked Scientists

Naked Gene Therapy - the reporting the latest gene and cell therapy breakthroughs.

  • 17 minutes 42 seconds
    Oct 11-HIV, Haemophilia and Muscular Dystophies
    In this final podcast from the BSGT Conference we hear how genes could be targeted to develop a new drug for HIV as well as long awaited treatments for Muscular dystrophies and Haemophilia. We also discover how a good insight into the workings of a virus can help you exploit them to deliver genes more effectively and discuss the research highlights that have taken place over the past few days...
    31 October 2011, 11:42 am
  • 17 minutes 57 seconds
    Oct 11-Cancer and Ocular Gene Therapies
    Today we hear how cancers, retinal degeneration, spinal chord injury and liver disease can all be targeted using gene and stem cell therapy techniques. We also explore a variety of methods to deliver genes to a desired location within our bodies...
    29 October 2011, 6:49 pm
  • 13 minutes 16 seconds
    Oct 11-Respiratory Disorders and Muscular Dystrophies
    In today's podcast we hear how gene therapy can be used to target a variety of respiratory disorders such as Cystic Fibrosis and how scientists are trying to grow organs such as lungs in the lab. We also discover how alternative methods of therapy could be used to treat muscular dystophy and how pancreatic cells are being created, by the re-programming of other cells, in a bid to treat diabetes...
    27 October 2011, 11:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 13 seconds
    Oct 11-Public Engagement in Gene therapy
    In this first podcast from the 2011 BSGT/ESGCT Conference in Brighton we bring you the highlights from the Public Engagment day including an introduction to gene therapy and stem cell therapy, life from the perspective of a haemophiliac, public opinions on gene therapy and how a DNA race can help teenagers get to grips with DNA fingerprinting...
    27 October 2011, 12:53 am
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