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No
late surprises with systems biology
The business of drug discovery can be a big gamble. Therefore
researchers will try any means to load the die in their favour.
The present in vitro and in vivo developers now have better
chances of turning a potential miss into a six by going the
in silico way. This new approach is called systems biology.
California-based Cellworks is the first exponent
of this new technology in India. Sriram Iyer reports
Gene
'tricks'
Though gene therapy is being touted as a potential cure for
dreaded diseases like cancer and diabetes, research is still
at a very preliminary stage. Dr Rita Mulherkar, Head, Genetic
Engineering, Advance Center for Treatment Research and Education
in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Center, speaks to Sachin
Jagdale about the recent developments in this area
India
has the research, technology and cost advantage to lead in
gene therapy
A three day International Cell and Gene Therapy conference
took place from 16th-18th November in Mumbai.
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