Recent advances in stem cell biology nanotechnology and gene therapy have opened new avenues
for therapeutics. The availability of molecular therapeutics that rely on the delivery of DNA
RNA or proteins harnessing enhanced delivery with nanoparticles and the regenerative
potential of stem cells (adult embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells) has had a
tremendous impact on translational medicine. The chapters in this book cover a range of
strategies for molecular and cellular therapies for human disease their advantages and
central challenges to their widespread application. Potential solutions to these issues are
also discussed in detail. Further the book addresses numerous advances in the field of
molecular therapeutics that will be of interest to the general scientific community. Lastly
the book provides specific examples of disease conditions for which these strategies have been
transferred to the clinic. As such it will be extremely useful for all students researchers
and clinicians working in the field of translational medicine and molecular therapeutics.
