Gene therapy involves the transfer of genetically modified materials into a patient's cells to correct abnormal genes associated with diseases (Sun, 2017). Recent advancements in gene therapy have ...
A newly revealed mechanism of horizontal gene transfer improves understanding of how antibiotic resistance is transferred between bacteria. The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance (AR) is a ...
In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of registered clinical trials evaluating recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies, in part due to AAV’s ability to ...
A new study has shown that virus-like transposons, called Mavericks, are responsible for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in nematodes. Researchers led by Alejandro Burga at the Austrian Academy of ...