1. Genetic Engineering: Issue or Solution?
Gene therapy is the newest discovery where a working gene is added to a cell which contains a broken gene. Gene therapy could also be used to cure cancer since broken genes cause cancer. X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency is successfully cured with gene therapy (Hoyt). ... In France, 11 boys were cured of X-SCID with gene therapy. ... Hoyt states that over 200 cancers could be treated with gene therapy since these cancers are due to broken genes. ...
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