ELVIN G.

PAYUMO
BSHM 2
MODULE 12
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY
GENE THERAPY

Human gene therapy uses recombinant DNA

technology to modify a person's genes to
combat an illness. This technology takes
advantage of the fact that viruses insert their
DNA into the cells of the organisms they infect.
A normal human gene can be isolated and
cloned, then inserted into a harmless virus.
When that virus is injected into a patient, the
virus inserts its DNA, along with the isolated
human gene, into the patient's cells. As the
patient's cells replicate, the new DNA is
incorporated and copied alongside the patient's
own DNA. The gene can then be transcribed
and translated to produce a protein that the
patient is missing or one to specifically target
an illness.

Gene therapy has great potential for curing

many illnesses and has shown great promise
toward curing certain genetic conditions.
However, some instances of gene therapy have
led to unexpected negative results, including
death.

I am in favor of Gene therapy because the goal of gene

therapy is to treat diseases at the genetic level (the
source). Gene therapy is a promising treatment option
that is being studied for a number of diseases including
inherited diseases and cancers. The goal of gene therapy
is to treat diseases at the genetic level (the source).
Gene therapy is often viewed as morally
unobjectionable, though caution is urged. The main
arguments in its favor are that it offers the potential to
cure some diseases or disorders in those who have the
problem and to prevent diseases in those whose genes
predisposed them to those problems.