As of today there is no complete cure but many advances have been made due to the completion of the human genome sequence. ... Proteomics: There are about half a million human proteins out there. ... RNA Interference: This simply turns off particular genes that produce damaging proteins. Human cells have built -in mechanisms to fight foreign invaders and regulate gene expression. ... But thanks to the advances in technology and the completion of the human genome project progress is being sped up. ...

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