Gene Therapy Had a Breakthrough 2017—2018 May Be Even Better

Gene Therapy Had a Breakthrough 2017—2018 May Be Even Better

“Gene therapy had a hell of a 2017. After decades of promises but failed deliveries, last year saw the field hitting a series of astonishing home runs.

The concept of gene therapy is elegant: like computer bugs, faulty letters in the human genome can be edited and replaced with healthy ones.

But despite early enthusiasm, the field has suffered one setback after another. At the turn of the century, the death of an 18-year-old patient with inherited liver disease after an experimental gene therapy treatment put the entire field into a deep freeze.

But no more. Last year marked the birth of gene therapy 2.0, in which the experimental dream finally became a clinical reality. Here’s how the tech grew into its explosive potential—and a sneak peek at what’s on the horizon for 2018…”

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https://singularityhub.com/2018/01/09/gene-therapy-had-a-breakthrough-2017-2018-may-be-even-better/