University of California - San Diego Feb 5 2026 Gene therapy holds the promise of preventing and curing disease by manipulating gene expression within a patient's cells. However, to be effective, the new gene must make it into a cell's nucleus. The inability to consistently, efficiently do so has hampered progress in advancing treatment. University of California San Diego researchers, led by Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Professor Neal Devaraj's lab, have unveiled a new