New lipid molecule holds promise for gene therapy

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Nanoscale assembly of the new lipid (green) and DNA (purple). Credit: Peter Allen UCSB. Copyright 2006 American Chemical Society
Nanoscale assembly of the new lipid (green) and DNA (purple). Credit: Peter Allen, UCSB. Copyright 2006 American Chemical Society

Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have created a new molecule that holds promise in fighting disease via gene therapy. Inherited diseases, as well as many cancers and cardiovascular diseases, may eventually be helped by this approach, which delivers therapeutic genes directly to cells. These genes can correct genetic defects, for example, or help the body's immune system fight cancer cells.


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