Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoAre we close to gene editing where humans can detect diseases beforehand and get rid of them? If we are not what is holding us back?message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareAre we close to gene editing where humans can detect diseases beforehand and get rid of them? If we are not what is holding us back?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarecatloaflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 hours agoYes, retroviral gene therapy is in clinical trials, though I don’t know if they’re human or nonhuman trials. There’s still a lot of testing to be done before it’ll see any approval.
Yes, retroviral gene therapy is in clinical trials, though I don’t know if they’re human or nonhuman trials. There’s still a lot of testing to be done before it’ll see any approval.