AIDS Gene Therapy

Gene Shears In Cutting Edge Anti-AIDS Trial

Published in AIDS Weekly, August 18th, 1997

CSIRO's revolutionary "gene shears" technology has entered clinical trials in adults.

This is the first step in developing a potential treatment for HIV using this technology, said chief executive of Gene Shears Pty Ltd, Dr. Leigh Farrell.

The Phase I clinical trial, conducted at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, is testing the safety and ability of Gene Shears' patented gene therapy to inhibit HIV replication in infected patients.

The basis for the trial is the original discovery by CSIRO Plant Industry molecular biologists Jim Haseloff and Wayne Gerlach that naturally-occurring enzymes called ribozymes (dubbed "gene...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (1997-08-18)

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