Germline gene therapy and somatic gene therapy are two quite different proposals, and the legitimate concerns and risks of the former should not be used to stall progress on the latter.

DC), recommends against germ line gene therapy for now or the immediate future. However, critics note, the panel does not recommend an outright, permanent ban against such procedures. Instead ...

However, it could also be done through egg or sperm cells (germline gene therapy), which is more controversial, as the inserted gene would pass down through the generations. While it could spare ...

Gene therapy is a revolutionary approach to treating genetic disorders by introducing functional genes into cells to replace or correct defective genes. It involves the use of genetic material, such ...

Research in the field of human gene therapy is directed towards correcting genetic defects of somatic cells i.e., cells that do not contribute to the next generation. Human germ line therapy is ...

While these experiments might not be directed at any kind of actual therapy, perhaps they still represent, in some sense, a first step toward germ-line gene therapy to eradicate lethal genetic ...

Second, it represents only a baby step toward the ultimate goal — eliminating terrible lethal genetic diseases from families through germ-line gene therapy, which is discussed below. And finally ...

timing and frequency of germline and somatic testing for HRRm, and line of therapy where novel hormonal therapies and/or PARP ...

After the reported birth of CRISPRed babies in China, experts want to take time to consider the scientific, social, ethical, and philosophical consequences of editing heritable human DNA. Ashley ...

AstraZeneca announced that its drug Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved for use in Scotland. The approval by the Scottish ...