Genetics and Molecular Biology

Cell & Gene therapy

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Cell therapy is also called cellular therapy or Cyto therapy , in which cellular material is injected into patient this generally means intact, living cells. The first category is cell therapy in mainstream medicine. This is the subject of intense research and the basis of potential therapeutic benefit.  Such research can be controversial when it involves human embryonic material.The second category is in alternative medicine, and perpetuates the practice of injecting animal materials in an attempt to cure disease. Gene therapy is the therapeutic delivery of nucleic acid polymers into a patient's cells as a drug to treat disease. Gene therapy is a way to fix a genetic problem at its source. The polymers are either translated into proteins, interfere with target gene expression, or possibly correct genetic mutations. The most common form uses DNA that encodes a functional, therapeutic gene to replace a mutated gene. The polymer molecule is packaged within a "vector", which carries the molecule inside cells. The vector incorporates genes into chromosomes. The expressed nucleases then knock out and replace genes in the chromosome. The Center for Cell and Gene Therapy conducts research into numerous diseases, including but not limited to Pediatric Cancer, HIV glioma and Cardiovascular disease..