http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of Reading have made a significant breakthrough in cornea transplant research that could make future procedures more successful. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-eye-paves-successful-cornea-transplants.html Ophthalmology Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:06:15 EST news260780710 A combination of two techniques promises to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of experimental gene therapies, while also reducing potential side effects says a new research report published in the December 2011 issue of the FASEB Journal. The report describes how scientists from Germany combined two techniques involving the use of site-specific recombinases, or enzymes that facilitate the exchange of genetic material between DNA strands, to help guide exactly where new genetic material is inserted into a cell's DNA. This experimental approach to gene therapy represents an important advance, as successful gene therapy has the potential to correct the root cause of numerous illnesses and health conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-gene-therapy-tag-exchange.html Genetics Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:25:25 EST news241881912