If our group has learned anything from these past few months of learning about field of gene therapy is that right now, no one truly has the answers to the ethical, societal and economic implications that this scientific cure could bring. Taking a step back, we began our research at the start of it all. […]
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The Ethics of Gene Editing
With the ability of scientists to genetically modify and edit one’s DNA, they have not only unlocked the possibility of curing diseases they are even diagnosed but have also opened a gateway to the unknown that offers little to no protection, security or nonthreatening state of mind. As said by Andrew Joseph, “People have access […]
The Frightful Five and Gene Therapy
The latest developments within the gene therapy, medical community involves one of the Frightful Five. With Amazon recently purchasing 12 state pharmacy wholesale licenses, it is time to take a look at how the Frightful Five can make an impact on the healthcare, and specifically gene therapy sector, of the United States. With a Frightful Five […]
Big Data in Genetics
Privacy is just not something to be expected in this day and age of technology and apart from the voluntary use of social media sites and applications that blatantly infringe on this right, people set themselves up for even more invasion when they request their genetic information. Ancestry and family lineage sites for the last […]
The Future of Agriculture Depends on CRISPR
CRISPR does not only the capability of curing disease and altering the genes of human DNA, but it also has the potential of altering the genetic data of crops. GMOs have been a staple of the American farming industry for the better half of the last century because it produces efficiency within the economy. GMOs […]
The Baltimore Ravens: Bringing Biotechnology to the Mainstream
At-home genetic testing has grown more and more relevant in the last few years with companies like 23andme and Orig3n taking genetic tests from the lab to the local pharmacy. Biotechnological companies such as the two linked above have found a way to tap into the driving force of people: curiosity. Curiosity is what keeps […]
Regulating CRISPR: How the US and the Rest of the World Compare
The gene therapies that are currently within clinical and observational studies today in the United States encompass treatments for various diseases and genetic disorders. However, the FDA had only announced at the end of last month that it approved Kymriah as the nation’s first gene therapy to be placed on the market as a treatment […]