GENE THERAPY – THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE

Abstract

As one of the most hotly debated topics of the twenty-first century, ‘Gene Therapy’ holds the promise of a solution for most diseases,the controversy surrounding the alteration of human imperfection,and the possibility of a sort of medical care that most of us would never consider conceivable. Pharmaceuticals aren't always able to treat human disorders. So, meddling with a person's genes, the blueprints for how biological systems are constructed and operate, is the only way to fix the majority of diseases. The gene-editing method is being used by some researchers to accurately alter DNA sequences. Others are changing immune cells genetically to give them the ability to fight diseases. And, in the last few years, the development of a wide spectrum of therapies in which disease-causing genes are completely changed has accelerated dramatically. Gene therapy is defined as the treatment of disease by the transfer of genetic material into cells. This review will look at gene transfer technologies as well as present and potential applications, with a focus on future development and design.