gene therapy

Traces the history of gene therapy research and discusses the politics involved in this medical revolution.

Offers arguments for and against a number of social issues and how government policy and laws should address them.

Explores the benefits and risks involved in the research of gene therapy and the significant implications it will have on human health if it becomes an acceptable form of treatment.

Discusses genetic disorders, viruses, the Ashi De Silva and Jesse Gelsinger gene therapy trials, future prospects, and ethical and legal issues, and presents overviews of related topics, including eukaryote cells, the Human Genome Project, X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency.

An overview of gene therapy research and its potential. Discusses how faulty genes that cause genetic diseases may be treated now and in the future. Includes a list of facts about gene therapy and information on related organizations.

Presents a series of essays on the moral and ethical issues and controversies surrounding the science of gene therapy including embryonic stem cell research.

Discusses genetic disorders, viruses, the Ashi De Silva and Jesse Gelsinger gene therapy trials, future prospects, and ethical and legal issues, and presents overviews of related topics, including eukaryote cells, the Human Genome Project, X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1), Alzheimer's disease, and Huntingdon's disease.

Discusses the history of genetics, how knowledge of genes has been developed to treat illnesses, and ethical issues related to gene therapy.