1. Gene Therapy
The types of gene therapy described so far , all have one thing in common which is, that the tissues being treated are somatic (somatic cells include all the cells of the body, except sperm cells and egg cells). The difference between replacing defective genes in germline and somatic cell therapy is that , in the germline cells (which contribute to the genetic heritage of the offspring). ... And since cancer keeps on dividing and because it is uncontrollable , scientists are now looking to stem cells in part of gene therapy , because stem cells can also make genes divide on forev...
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