Main description:

The field of genetics is rapidly evolving, and new medical breakthroughs are occurring as a result of advances in our knowledge of genetics. Advances in Genetics continually publishes important reviews of the broadest interest to geneticists and their colleagues in affiliated disciplines.

Contents:

1. Physical Methods for Gene Transfer Mohammad Alsaggar and Dexi Liu 2. Non-Viral Gene Delivery Systems by the Combination of Bubble Liposomes and Ultrasound Daiki Omata, Yoichi Negishi, Ryo Suzuki, Yusuke Oda, Yoko Endo-Takahashi and Kazuo Maruyama 3. Electroporation Mediated Gene Delivery Jennifer L. Young and David A. Dean 4. Hydrodynamic Delivery Takeshi Suda and Dexi Liu 5. Sustained Expression From DNA Vectors Suet Ping Wong, Orestis Argyros and Richard P. Harbottle 6. Non-coding Oligonucleotides: The Belle of the Ball in Gene Therapy Ka-To Shum and John J. Rossi 7. Self-Amplifying Mrna Vaccines Luis A. Brito, Sushma Kommareddy, Domenico Maione, Yasushi Uematsu, Cinzia Giovani, Gillis R. Otten, Dong Yu, Christian W. Mandl, Peter W. Mason, Philip R. Dormitzer , Jeffrey B. Ulmer and Andrew J. Geall 8. Gene Electrotransfer Clinical Trials Richard Heller and Loree C. Heller