'Jumping genes' could make for safer gene delivery system

william submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.eurekalert.org)

To move a gene from point A to point B, scientists and gene therapists have two proven options: a virus, which can effectively ferry genes of interest into cells, and a plasmid, an engineered loop of DNA that can do the same thing, albeit usually only on a short-term basis.

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