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GENE & CELL THERAPY EDUCATION
GENE THERAPY 101
Gene therapy can stop or slow the effects of disease on the most basic level of the human body - our genes.
CELL Therapy basics
The human body contains over 200 different specialised cell types, such as muscle, bone or brain cells. These cells carry out specific functions within the body, necessary for the health of an organism. Injury, disease or ageing can lead to the loss of specialised cells from the body. In many cases, such loss is irreversible, meaning that the diseased or lost cells can no longer be replenished by healthy ones.
COVID-19 VACCINES
The use of messenger RNA (mRNA) in medical interventions has been researched for the last 20 years, including in vaccines hoping to fight diseases such as cancer, rabies, Ebola and Zika fever, which means the research technology was ready to be applied to this new disease, COVID-19.
MRNA vaccines for covid-19
The use of messenger RNA (mRNA) in medical interventions has been researched for the last 20 years, including in vaccines hoping to fight diseases such as cancer, rabies, Ebola and Zika fever, which means the research technology was ready to be applied to this new disease, COVID-19. With the authorisation of two mRNA vaccines for emergency use to fight COVID-19 and more vaccine candidates in development, we can build protection against the virus in our communities if enough people are vaccinated.
COVID-19 VACCINES
The use of messenger RNA (mRNA) in medical interventions has been researched for the last 20 years, including in vaccines hoping to fight diseases such as cancer, rabies, Ebola and Zika fever, which means the research technology was ready to be applied to this new disease, COVID-19.