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Research from University of Lausanne has provided new data on gene therapy

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, June 25th, 2009

Research findings, 'Intracellular excision and reintegration dynamics of the ICEclc genomic island of Pseudomonas knackmussii sp. strain B13,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Lausanne, Switzerland, "Genomic islands are DNA elements acquired by horizontal gene transfer that are common to a large number of bacterial genomes, which can contribute specific adaptive functions, e.g. virulence, metabolic capacities or antibiotic resistances. Some genomic islands are still self-transferable and display an intricate life-style, reminiscent of both bacteriophages and conjugative plasmids."

"Here we studied the dynamical process of genomic island excision...

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