Polymers show promise for gene delivery

Researchers at Virginia Tech from the biomedical engineering department, with help from the chemistry and vet medicine are in the process of developing polymers that can ferry genetic material across the cell membrane so that it can be incorporated into the machinery of the cell. These macromolecules can be easily modified to contain a variety of functional elements capable of interacting with biological systems. When these polymers enter a cell, they have the ability to carry new DNA into the cell that may help develop specific proteins that the body may not be currently producing due to a genetic disorder. I find this interesting because so many people that are effected by genetic disorders can find a quick, easy, non invasive cure.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-03/vt-psp031907.php