... the gene is making and find out what it does in the body. After they know what the protein does, a ways in the future, they can possibly even correct the error by replacing it with a healthy functioning gene and get that cell to multiply in the area the important protein is needed ... dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, and retinoblastoma have been identified, right now the technology allows us to look at the genes and see how environmental factors, foods, drugs or pollutants are affecting people and their diseases. Its hard to imagine that within 15 years all the problems we have heard about wil...

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