Viruses are very efficient at delivering their own genetic material into cells during infection. This function can be harnessed to allow viruses to serve as delivery vehicles for genetic cargos.
Non-Viral
Delivery vehicles extend beyond viruses to include approaches such as lipid nanoparticles and exosomes. Non-viral delivery offers a number of important advantages.
Small RNA
Small RNA are able to self deliver and do not need viral or non viral delivery. They have been used clinically for many years with much success and can therefore advance rapidly into the clinic.