Scientists paint viruses to track their fate in the body

Biologists from Austria and Singapore from the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Gene Therapeutic Vectors developed a technique that adds a new twist on the relationship between biology and art. In an article recently published online in The FASEB Journal and scheduled for the August 2008 print issue, these researchers describe how they were able to coat—or paint—viruses with proteins. This breakthrough should give a much-needed boost to the efficiency of some forms of gene therapy, help track and treat viral disease and evolution, improve the efficiency of vaccines, and ultimately allow health care professionals track the movement of viral infections within the...

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