RNA-based therapies represent a new frontier in medicine, offering the potential to target the very root causes of diseases within our genetic makeup. These novel agents promise unparalleled interventions, sometimes even curative or preventative, against a wide range of diseases by harnessing the power of RNA—naturally occurring molecules crucial for carrying genetic information. This review explores the diverse forms and ...
Gene Editing for Disease Prevention: Hype and Ethical Anxiety by Lawrence Kogan Gene editing is the most dramatic turn that science has taken in a century. The notion-upon-reading the sentence that scientists can edit a strand of DNA to save humans from diseases is something from a science fiction novel. As exhilarating as it is, however, this technology opens enormous ...