Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

Iowa State engineers, left to right, Connor Thorpe and Shan Jiang helped invent the "Flow Guiding Barrel," which improves gene gun performance for the genetic modification of plants. Jiang is holding ...

The computer modeling shows a conventional gene gun directs about 21% of loaded particles toward its plant cell targets while a gene gun modified with the Flow Guiding Barrel delivers nearly 100%.

This article examines viral and non-viral vectors in gene therapy, highlighting their mechanisms, advantages, and limitations ...

The gene gun method, which uses ballistic delivery of DNA vectors via gold particles, is a promising alternative for live-cell imaging applications (Benediktsson et al., 2005). Despite its potential, ...

Need for standardized measurement methods in gene therapy Date: January 13, 2025 Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summary: Scientists looked at multiple techniques ...

GalNAc conjugation, protamine complexes, and PEGylation represent significant strides forward in nonviral gene therapy methods ...

Gene delivery systems are critical for gene therapy and can be classified as viral or non-viral vectors.

SEATTLE, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Orlance, Inc., a Seattle biotech developing next-generation DNA and RNA vaccines and therapeutics, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH ...

Orlance, Inc. has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant to use its needle-free MACH-1™ platform for creating a vaccine regimen that induces ...