Experiments on laboratory mice show that this innovation could be a real therapy in the future to prevent diseases associated with genetic mutations.
During the research, scientists injected lipid nanoparticles containing messenger RNA into the fetus’s brain. This method allows you to start the gene correction process at critical stages of brain development.
Lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to cells, where it triggers the synthesis of essential proteins that correct defective genes.
When tested in mice, about 30% of brain cells were successfully replaced, and at birth the correction spread to more than 60% of neurons in the hippocampus and 40% in the cerebral cortex.
If the technology is successfully adapted to humans, it may be possible to prevent serious genetic diseases in children before they are born.
Source: Ferra
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