Can retroviruses be used for gene therapy?

[Jarfi]

Hey, I am a second year university student in BioMedical-Engineering and I've been looking to try something new.

DIY is something I have been into for a while, I own and operate a 3d printer and I'm building other projects. So complexity is not really an issue as long as there is information. Is doing something like a DIY medical testing viable or is it not as user friendly? It seems there is no DIY Medical community around, so I am aware that it must be much harder for the "hobbyist" to break his way into it.

What I'm looking for now is testosterone level testing, and other hormones/chemicals that can be analyzed from a blood sample.

If anyone has links, or explanations on weather it's feasible or not then that would be beneficial.

Thanks in advance,

-Jarfi.

 

[Bystander]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanorobotics

 

[berkeman]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanorobotics

Holy smokes!

Virus-based
Retroviruses can be retrained to attach to cells and replace DNA. They go through a process called reverse transcription to deliver genetic packaging in a vector.[34] Usually, these devices are Pol – Gag genes of the virus for the Capsid and Delivery system. This process is called retroviral Gene Therapy, having the ability to re-engineer cellular DNA by usage of viral vectors.[35] This approach has appeared in the form of Retroviral, Adenoviral, and Lentiviral gene delivery systems.[36] These Gene Therapy vectors have been used in cats to send genes into the genetic modified animal "GMO" causing it display the trait. [37]

 

[OCR]

Virus-based
Retroviruses can be retrained to attach to cells and replace DNA. They go through a process called reverse transcription to deliver genetic packaging in a vector.[34] Usually, these devices are Pol – Gag genes of the virus for the Capsid and Delivery system. This process is called retroviral Gene Therapy, having the ability to re-engineer cellular DNA by usage of viral vectors.[35] This approach has appeared in the form of Retroviral, Adenoviral, and Lentiviral gene delivery systems.[36] These Gene Therapy vectors have been used in cats to send genes into the genetic modified animal "GMO" causing it display the trait. [37]

Holy smokes!

Well worth watching... more than once, even.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bourne_Legacy_(film)

 

[Ygggdrasil]

Holy smokes!

Virus-based
Retroviruses can be retrained to attach to cells and replace DNA. They go through a process called reverse transcription to deliver genetic packaging in a vector.[34] Usually, these devices are Pol – Gag genes of the virus for the Capsid and Delivery system. This process is called retroviral Gene Therapy, having the ability to re-engineer cellular DNA by usage of viral vectors.[35] This approach has appeared in the form of Retroviral, Adenoviral, and Lentiviral gene delivery systems.[36] These Gene Therapy vectors have been used in cats to send genes into the genetic modified animal "GMO" causing it display the trait. [37]

Obligatory XKCD reference:

http://xkcd.com/938/