it's the francis crick institute in london. are over 1,500 scientists working here, all looking at the biology that underlies health and disease. whether it's cancer, heart disease or strokes, the research here hopes to change the way that serious illness is diagnosed, treated or even prevented. the institute gets its name from uk scientist francis crick, one of the four scientists who discovered this — the shape of our dna — which in turn determines the shape of us. there is dna in the nucleus of every cell. it carries genetic information with all the instructions that a living organism needs to grow, reproduce and function. genes are short sections of dna which carry information about different characteristics like ear shape, eye colour — they've even got one for my poor sense of humour. he isjoking. my point exactly. but sometimes they can go wrong, and that can lead to genetic disorders or disease. however, scientists are getting better and better at fixing genes. it's called gene therapy, and paul carter has been to visit

it's the francis crick institute in london.r 1,500 scientists working here, all looking at the biology that underlies health and disease. whether it's cancer, heart disease or strokes, the research here hopes to change the way that serious illness is diagnosed, treated, or even prevented. the institute gets its name from uk scientist francis crick, one of the four scientists who discovered this — the shape of our dna — which in turn determines the shape of us. there is dna in the nucleus of every cell. it carries genetic information with all the instructions that a living organism needs to grow, reproduce and function. genes are short sections of dna which carry information about different characteristics like ear shape, eye colour. they've even got one for my poor sense of humour. he isjoking. my point, exactly. but sometimes they can go wrong, and that can lead to genetic disorders or disease. however, scientists are getting better and better at fixing genes. it's called gene therapy, and paul carter has been to visit one com

it's the francis crick institute in london.cteristics like ear shape, eye colour — they've even got one for my poor sense of humour. he isjoking. my point exactly. but sometimes they can go wrong, and that can lead to genetic disorders or disease. however, scientists are getting better and better at fixing genes. it's called gene therapy, and paul carter has been to visit one company at the cutting edge. paul carter: modern medicine continues to develop at a rapid pace, and advances in science and technology continue to drive innovation. this is the downstream processing labs. in london, i've been invited behind the scenes to see some pioneering medical research that has the potential to change the lives of people with inherited conditions or diseases. meiragtx is a company developing gene therapy treatments. while gene therapy itself has existed for around two decades, scientists and researchers here are looking to progress it to the next level. traditional gene therapy works by replacing broken or faulty genes that are causin

it's the francis crick institute in london.e. whether it's cancer, heart disease or stroke, the research here hopes to change the way that serious illness is diagnosed, treated or even prevented. the institute gets its name from uk scientist francis crick, one of the four scientists who discovered this — the shape of our dna — which in turn determines the shape of us. there is dna in the nucleus of every cell. it carries genetic information with all the instructions that a living organism needs to grow, reproduce and function. genes are short sections of dna, which carry information about different characteristics like ear shape, eye colour. they've even got one for my poor sense of humour. he isjoking. my point, exactly. but sometimes they can go wrong and that can lead to genetic disorders or disease. however, scientists are getting better and better at fixing genes. it's called gene therapy, and paul carter has been to visit one company at the cutting edge. paul: modern medicine continues to develop at a rapid pace, and adva