gene therapy
noun
: the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease-fighting function
gene therapist
noun
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advances in the science of gene therapy
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In March, biotech company uniQure said the agency asked for an additional clinical trial of an experimental gene therapy for the fatal neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease, dashing hopes of patients and advocates who’d hoped for a faster path to approval.
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Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Vinay Prasad, the agency’s top drug regulator, left the agency last week — a move that was seen as a reason for optimism by some scientists at a gene therapy conference held last week in Italy.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 May 2026
The child, who had previously been legally blind from the progressive condition, was one of the first patients to regain vision from a gene therapy High helped develop.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
What Roth was wrong about—that athletes are undergoing even newer and more extreme experimental treatments like gene therapies—encapsulated the seductive power of the biohacking world and its natural overlap with that of tech start-ups.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Vinay Prasad, the agency’s top drug regulator, left the agency last week — a move that was seen as a reason for optimism by some scientists at a gene therapy conference held last week in Italy.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 May 2026
The child, who had previously been legally blind from the progressive condition, was one of the first patients to regain vision from a gene therapy High helped develop.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
What Roth was wrong about—that athletes are undergoing even newer and more extreme experimental treatments like gene therapies—encapsulated the seductive power of the biohacking world and its natural overlap with that of tech start-ups.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Gene therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20therapy. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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