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How is DNA used to treat disease?
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How is DNA used to treat disease? In recent years there have been great advances in medical science. Scientists believe that a gene can be transplanted into humans who suffer from severe diseases that are life threatening. These gene transplants could perhaps cure diseases for which no effective treatment now exists. This treatment is called gene therapy, one method in a series of genetic techniques called genetic engineering. Many benefits can be seen in the future if this research is allowed to continue, however, concerns about how gene therapy could effect humans in the future and the ethics involved with possible misuse of the techniques could hinder this vital research. The human body is made up of many trillions of cells. Inside each cell is information that tells the cell what to do and how to work. This information is contained in genes, which are made up of a chemical called DNA....
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