Nanotechnology is the study and application of extremely tiny things and can be used across all the other fields of science, such as chemistry, biology, physics, materials science, and engineering.One nanometer is a billionth of a meter, or 10-9 of a meter. Here are a few ...Learn More

While the potential for these early gene therapy successes to be extrapolated to other conditions and patient populations is exciting, next-generation technologies are dramatically expanding the impact of these medicines on treating human disease. For example, a primary obstacle ...Learn More

The ethical questions surrounding gene therapy include: How can “good” and “bad” uses of gene therapy be distinguished? Who decides which traits are normal and which constitute a disability or disorder? Will the high costs of gene therapy make it available only to the ...Learn More

Cell therapies, particularly gene-edited cell therapies such as CAR T-cell therapy, are notoriously expensive. The two first CAR T-cell therapies, Yescarta and Kymriah, have been given price tags of $373,000 (€332,764) and $475,000 (€423,773), respectively, in the US, with ...Learn More

Gene therapy holds promise for treating a wide range of diseases, such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, diabetes, hemophilia and AIDS. Researchers are still studying how and when to use gene therapy. Currently, in the United States, gene therapy is available only as part ...Learn More