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Gene Therapy Cures "Bubble Boy"

Posted by michael on from the next-we'll-see-if-hemos-can-be-cured dept.

bofh31337 writes "NewScientist is reporting that Welsh boy Rhys Evans has been cured of the fatal severe combined immunodeficiency ("bubble boy") disease. The medical team, lead by Adrian Thrasher, was able to take the stem cells that give rise to immune cells from his bone marrow and add a normal copy of the gene to the stem cell using a retro virus. Seven months after treatment, Rhys was cured."

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  1. What if the child has another genetic anomaly by gTsiros · · Score: 0, Troll

    which we didn't see?

    ths way, curing the "bubble boy", we allow it to procreate and possibly make offsprings with another genetic anomaly... nature saw this and decided to stop the chain at this unfortunate boy.

    we go against nature. that's a serious no-no.

    now commence flaiming me with "oh yeah? what if YOU were that child, wouldnt you rather live?".

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