Gene Therapy and CRISPR

Gene therapy and gene editing are used as a comparison for how risky unfamiliar technologies may first become acceptable. Severe conditions with no effective alternatives can make experimental technology seem reasonable or even ideal. CRIS…

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Gene therapy and gene editing are used as a comparison for how risky unfamiliar technologies may first become acceptable. Severe conditions with no effective alternatives can make experimental technology seem reasonable or even ideal. CRISPR and related gene-editing approaches were especially relevant to rare-disease patients who lacked viable alternatives.