Gene therapy article @ BBC
Safer route to gene therapy found
Scientists say they have found a safer way of controlling genes to treat disease.
Current methods of switching genes on and off usually involve complicated systems and have serious side effects like cancer.
Scientists at the Children's Hospital in Boston say their new system should help overcome some of these problems.
They told Nature it could be used to treat a broad range of diseases and conditions in the future.
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