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ScienceDaily Magazine -- Researchers Engineer Virus That Blocks Common Genetic Defect
Topic: Biology 11:17 pm EDT, Sep 24, 2002

"-- Scientists for the first time have engineered a harmless virus to correct, rather than replace, the genetic defect causing the most common single gene disorder. The new research presents a novel approach to gene therapy in treating the most common inherited anemias: the thalassemias. "

See, this is what I am talking about. Using genetically engineered viruses to re-program your genome!

ScienceDaily Magazine -- Researchers Engineer Virus That Blocks Common Genetic Defect



 
 
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