While gene editing can be used for the wrong reasons, I do like the fact that CRISPR-Cas9 could be used to cure viruses such as Hepatitis B and HIV. This would be life-changing and completely change the world of medicine and treatment for these incurable viruses and other untreatable diseases. Like mentioned in the article, however, genome editing is not quite there to actually do this. While there has been promise of fixing these viruses, there has also been several cases of gene modification that can lead to the virus becoming more violent and aggressive. Although still a work in progress, I can only imagine how expensive it would be to cure things such as HIV, Hep B, leukemia, etc. I do think it would be beneficial to cure these viruses/illnesses, but at the same time who knows how effective gene therapy would be for these types of diseases. I wonder how patients would be after undergoing this treatment and how likely it would be for these diseases to resurface.
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