Gene Horizons 

In recent decades, editing our DNA to treat disease has gone from science fiction to a lifesaving reality. But how do gene therapies work, and what can we use them for?  Learn more with our new short film, Gene Horizons, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. 

Gene Horizons explores the science behind gene therapies, with the help of five leading researchers and clinicians in the field. With unique, stop-motion animations by Cameron Duguid, the science of gene therapy comes to life on-screen.

This 18-minute video is ideal for a general audience and biology students aged 16+, and a multilingual toolkit of further learning resources is available below.

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Watch: 'A Stem Cell Story'

To learn more about stem cells, watch our other video, A Stem Cell Story. 

In an award-winning introduction to the world of stem cell research, animations by Cameron Duguid tell the story of one of this century's most extraordinary scientific discoveries.  

Got questions about gene and cell therapies?

The development of new genome editing tools like CRISPR/Cas9 has changed the landscape of biomedical research, and helped gene and cell therapies have developed from a hypothesis to a life-saving reality. But what are they, and how do they work? Take an in-depth look at the science behind gene and stem cell therapies. 

What is gene and cell therapy?

Current and Potential Uses Cell Therapy Gene Therapy Tissue Engineering Gene Editing View this factsheet

Genome editing and stem cells: questions and answers

Current and Potential Uses Ethics and Society Gene Editing Gene Therapy Research View this resource

Stanford Report: What is CRISPR?

Cell and Gene Fundamentals Methods and Tools Gene Editing View this resource

Learn more about CAR-T therapy

CAR-T therapy is a personalized cancer treatment which ‘reprograms’ a patient’s immune system to fight disease. How does it work, and what is it currently used to treat?

What is CAR-T Therapy?

Cancer Current and Potential Uses Cell Therapy Gene Therapy CAR-T Therapy Gene Editing Factsheets View this factsheet

CAR T-cell Therapy Explainers: T2Evolve

Blood Stem Cells Current and Potential Uses CAR-T Therapy View this resource

How to find reliable CAR-T information online

Cancer CAR-T Therapy View this resource

What can gene and cell therapy treat?

Gene and cell therapy has immense potential for the treatment of disease, but it also faces unique challenges. Find out why some conditions are easier to treat than others, and which ones we can already treat. 

Why are some conditions more suitable for gene and cell therapies than others?

Current and Potential Uses Cell Therapy Gene Therapy Clinical Trials Methods and Tools Disease Modelling Gene Editing Ethics and Society Patient Involvement Policy & Regulation Research View this resource

What conditions can currently be treated using gene and cell therapy?

Current and Potential Uses Cell Therapy Gene Therapy Unproven Treatments Factsheets View this factsheet

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 965241