Sounds promising for all types of gene therapy, no specific mention of MS.



Gene Therapy without Viruses: A new, highly effective polymer may make gene therapy safer.

Katherine Bourzac - Technology Review - The promise of gene therapy has long been held up by the lack of a safe and effective way to insert the desired therapeutic genes into the right cells. To solve that problem, MIT researchers have developed a new polymer for gene ...

Sounds promising for all types of gene therapy, no specific mention of MS.



Gene Therapy without Viruses: A new, highly effective polymer may make gene therapy safer.

Katherine Bourzac - Technology Review - The promise of gene therapy has long been held up by the lack of a safe and effective way to insert the desired therapeutic genes into the right cells. To solve that problem, MIT researchers have developed a new polymer for gene ...

Not MS, but another interesting research area which could be relevant in future.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_a ... 969240.ece

Interesting article about research to better understand the genes involved in various diseases. I read elsewhere that the team is also looking at MS and are to report at the end of this year.

Ian

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6724369.stm

Another genetic research project to identify the genes involved in various diseases (including MS).


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0, ... 40,00.html



Bromley

No idea what this means but probably another tiny piece of the massive MS puzzle.

http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?j394974542&w=464753

Dear all,

Following story from BBC website about promising treatment for Alzeimers. May be relevant to MS in the future.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4473641.stm


Bromley

BETHESDA, Md., Wed.., Oct. 20, 2004 - The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium, led in the United States by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Department of Energy (DOE), today published its scientific description of the finished human genome sequence, reducing the estimated number of human protein-coding genes from 35,000 to only 20,000-25,000, a surprisingly low number for our species.

Read full article:

http://www.genome.gov/12513430