Molecular Bypass
Description
In this video segment, meet researchers who have developed a new kind of medicine that's offering hope for people with serious illnesses like cancer, asthma, and Alzheimer's. The origins of most diseases are genetic, but this is not genetic engineering. The technique works like a genetic patch, which jumps over a disease-causing part of the message as the DNA is being copied.
Runtime
9 min
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Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c2010
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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