Essentials of Genetics (9th Edition) - Standalone book
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Future challenges and ethical issues associated with gene therapy.
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Gene therapy focuses on the treatment of human genetic diseases by targeting disease-causing genes of the patient’s genome. It is one of the best applications of genetic technology. It is a therapeutic technique. Despite that, many challenges and ethical issues are linked with this technique.
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