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AN ON OFF SWITCH FOR GENES.
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- Author(s): Kozubek, Jim
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Scientific American. Jan2016, Vol. 314 Issue 1, p52-57. 6p. 5 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram.
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The article reports that researchers are developing molecular switches that can inactivate transplanted genes and present another step in making safer gene therapies and better treatments for cancer. Topics discussed include difficulty faced by researchers in early experiments in gene therapy regarding controlling activity of newly inserted genes, issues of reliability of molecular switches to adjust function of a transplanted gene and human trials of some gene switches for cancer treatment.
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