Turning a parasite into a brain healer

Israeli scientists from Tel Aviv and Glasgow Universities have engineered the parasite Toxoplasma gondii to deliver protein-based medical treatments through the blood-brain barrier. Their example delivered the protein MeCP2, to remedy a deficiency associated with Rett syndrome.

https://unitedwithisrael.org/israeli-scientists-turn-parasite-into-brain-healer/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01750-6

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