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3 QUESTIONS. 3 HINTS. 3 ANSWERS. August 16, 2016 News stories courtesy of LSI Executive Council member Kirk Hartley How is gene therapy helping young children avoid or at least stall a death sentence? Hint: Answer: young children fighting a rare but deadly inherited brain disease called MLD may be treated overseas with gene therapy whereby original […]

Wednesday Web Watch for March 11, 2015

The risk, benefit and cost analysis generated by gene therapy is highlighted this week in an article by Meredith Knight, entitled Gene therapy dilemma: Would you tweak your child’s genes if it might prolong life but leave her deaf?  Writing for Genetic Literacy Project, Knight discusses the various issues that come into play with the […]