Germline gene therapy and somatic gene therapy are two quite different proposals, and the legitimate concerns and risks of the former should not be used to stall progress on the latter.

I recently watched an episode of one of my favourite TV shows, the Good Doctor. The episode revolved around how a man named Wyatt was rushed into the ER as he had a perforated valve and needed ...

Research in the field of human gene therapy is directed towards correcting genetic defects of somatic cells i.e., cells that do not contribute to the next generation. Human germ line therapy is ...

There are two forms of gene therapy – Somatic gene therapy and Germ line gene therapy. Various strategies involved in somatic cell gene therapy are emerging and can be grouped under two broad ...

Gene therapy is a revolutionary approach to treating genetic disorders by introducing functional genes into cells to replace or correct defective genes. It involves the use of genetic material, such ...

However, it could also be done through egg or sperm cells (germline gene therapy), which is more controversial, as the inserted gene would pass down through the generations. While it could spare ...

Second, it represents only a baby step toward the ultimate goal — eliminating terrible lethal genetic diseases from families through germ-line gene therapy, which is discussed below. And finally ...

This can be done either by performing gene therapy on men directly or by extracting ... s organizers recommending that modification of the germline not be done until the technology can be made ...

The findings, published in Cell, provide the first evidence of genetic predisposition to breast cancer metastasis, with far-reaching clinical implications—including a potential therapy that ...