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Gene Therapy Is Nearing a Major Breakthrough

By Andrew Bary
September 25, 2017

https://www.investorvillage.com/smbd.asp?mb=58&mn=7129&pt=msg&mid=17553265

After decades of research and development, gene therapy is rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting areas in biotechnology—and generating new hope for patients with certain rare and often deadly inherited diseases. Replacement gene therapy that uses neutered viruses to deliver healthy genes to the body is particularly promising, given its potential to cure a range of disorders with the administration of a single treatment.