Friday, December 7, 2012

First Approved Gene Therapy Treatment starts

Very interesting article about a promising trial based on gene therapy. Patients may only need one dose on the treatment to cure their rare diseases. This brought and interesting question into my mind of, "If you get a single treatment to rid of one genetic defect or bad trait in your body, what would you choose?" This is a well-wishers fantasy question, but interesting none the less to ponder. Ponder I will

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/508186/gene-therapy-on-the-mend-as-first-treatment-gets-approval/

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