Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 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-square9fedilinkarrow-up130
arrow-up130message-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 · 13 hours agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 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.