From pathogen to ally: engineering viruses to treat disease - Audio - a podcast by UCL

Recombinant DNA technology has been in widespread use since the 1980s. It has allowed the engineering of viral genomes to produce a number of safe and useful medicines. To mark World AIDS Day, this lecture will discuss the development of engineered viruses, such as HIV, to treat rare genetic disorders – “gene therapy”- and the use of these engineered viruses as vaccines.

This lecture marks World AIDS day.

Further episodes of Lunch Hour Lectures - Autumn 2011 - Audio

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