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?+?What is ExperimentBank?
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Welcome to ExperimentBank! This is an online forum for the submission, discussion, and evalution of scientific experiments and ideas. You can register and vote on others' ideas using the links to the right, and you can read the experiments others have reviewed favourably using the links below. For more info, check out the FAQ page. Be creative and have fun!
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?Recombining viral genomes for designing `new generation' Gene Therapy Vectors
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By wags100, Section Chemistry Posted on Thu Apr 19th, 2007 at 11:51:03 AM PST
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Many different viral genomes are manipulated and exploited for there potential as gene therapy vectors. Adenoassociated virus is known for its ability to transduct non-dividing cells (ie neurons), Herpes-simplex virus (HSV-1) can carry large therapeutic genes, and Vaccinia virus is good for eliciting an innate immune response in targeting cancer cells. This experiment proposes applying recombinant techniques to generate `new generation' viral vectors integrating genes from different virus families to generate alternative vector delivery systems.
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