A modified bacteria-killing virus that can carry large amounts of DNA could advance gene therapies for conditions such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy
at once, allowing them to edit several genes, switch off other genes and get each cell to produce various proteins, all at the same time.usually infects only specific kinds of bacteria
In particular, Rao’s team added a coating that results in the virus being engulfed by human cells and in this way gets its cargo inside them.
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