Back to category: Science Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. scientific arguments for and against gene therap GENE THERAPY Gene therapy is used to treat diseases. It comes from advances in genetics, molecular biology, clinical medicine and human genomics. Gene therapy is when you add a gene into a cell. Then the virus has to be modified to have a non-harmful virus-derived vector. This vector is a type of vehicle that can be used to carry a gene to cure the disease. Gene therapy requires the use of tools. The tools need to have a capacity to cross the cell membrane and sometimes even t... Posted by: Tricia F. Doyle Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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