The Anc80 virus delivered genes to the mouse retina that fluoresce green when expressed. Pictured here, the delivered genes are active Read more about Researchers resurrect ancient viruses in hopes of improving gene therapy

Researchers experiment with single shot that slows rejection

A drug-secreting gel that holds back the immune system—developed to help treat diseases such as brain cancer, ulcerative colitis, and arthritis—has now been shown to slow hand transplant rejection, in rats, when delivered through a single shot. The success may yield a new Read more about Bioengineering a better quality of life for recipients of hand transplants

Cross-Harvard collaboration explores new possibilities for personalized medicine

Harvard scientists have merged stem cell and ‘organ-on-a-chip’ technologies to grow, for the first time, functioning human heart tissue carrying an inherited cardiovascular disease. The research appears to be a big step forward for personalized medicine, as it is working proof that Read more about Patient stem cells used to make ‘heart disease-on-a-chip’

Harvard stem cells scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and MIT can now engineer cells that are more easily controlled following transplantation, potentially making cell therapies, hundreds of which are currently in clinical trials across the United States, more functional and efficient. Read more about Harvard scientists control cells following transplantation, from the inside out