Gene therapy starts with G. Sarah Hedtrich develops #gene therapies for rare, genetically determined skin and lung #diseases at BIH. In our #podcast, she describes how she introduces the healthy gene together with the gene scissors #CrisprCas9 into affected #cells. For the development, she uses #organoids, miniature skin and lung pieces in the Petri dish. And can thus avoid many animal #experiments. Our podcast “Can gene therapy help with skin and lung diseases?”:
https://www.bihealth.org/de/aktuell/kann-eine-gentherapie-bei-haut-und-lungenkrankheiten-helfen