In this infographic, it informs the good side and bad side of gene therapy.

The advantages of
gene therapy is that it offers the possibility of a positive medical outcome. About 3% of the
births in the United States involve a condition which is potentially treatable by using gene
therapy techniques. It also improves a person’s life in other ways, The focus of gene therapy
research is to create new medicines and treatment approaches that can alleviate suffering. It can
also treat disease or illness in meaningful ways and about 1 in 10 people in the United States
have a condition or disease classified as being rare. The disadvantages of gene therapy is
that it can cause unwanted immune system reactions, The body’s immune system might see
the various viruses that we use to replace unwanted genes as invaders that must be
extinguished before they cause harm. Current gene therapy methods can sometimes target the
wrong cells. Another disadvantage of gene therapy is that it can Experience incompatibility
issues. There are a lot of similarities in our DNA that make genetic therapy a possibility.