The future of Gene Therapy - Viral or Non-Viral

[BioBM]

Without too much discussion on the matter (I don't want to accidentally say anything to bias my audience), I was wondering what you all think the future of gene therapy will be for human therapies - viral, non-viral, both?

POLL TIME!

[danfive]

probably something like the lipoparticle, siRNA (remember no cures, just treatments), stem-cell like (person's own tissue modified then re-implanted).

[Warthaug]

Going to be a mix, IMO. Viruses remain the only way we can significantly modify a large number of cells in adults, but likewise will also remain risky. Other techniques are better in some cases, and worse in others. Gene therapy is, and will continue, to occur. But no one toolbox will dominate - we'll use what is best for the specific conditions at hand.

Bryan

[uchiharigardo]

I believe that with advances in genetic engineering to develop efficient viral vectors for use in gene therapy are possible and eliminate some limiting factors of this kind of vector.