Describe briefly what gene therapy is and what advantages it has over other treatments?

Gene therapy is one changes made in gene for a particular disease to or to ensure long term sustainability and inheritance from that disease. Advantages: (1) Immuuses can ensure future stopping from that disease if done on fertility cell. (2) No requirement of recurrent treatments to be given. (3) Ensures life long prevention from the disease. (4) Can ensure total eradication of that disease.

However there are challenges: (1) Huge cost (2) Against the natural process. (3) Is done in laboratory → can be needed by designer babies. (4) Lack of scientific research. (5) Can trigger other effects of cytine release syndrome. Gene therapy is a progressive step but for its full fledged use scientific research need to be done.

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