Medical first: DNA has been modified directly inside the human body
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A gene editing technique has been used for the first time to modify DNA directly inside the human body. The information was reported by the international press, and details from the available source are limited.
Gene editing is a method that allows changes to be made to sequences of DNA, that is, to the material that contains the information about how the organism works. Until now, many procedures of this type were carried out in the laboratory, on cells taken from the patient, which were modified and then reintroduced into the body. The new approach means that the modification is made directly in the body.
Although the technique has been successfully tested, no complete information is currently available about the long-term results or possible risks. Such methods usually need to be verified through a large number of studies and tests before being widely used in treatments.
For readers in Romania, this discovery does not, for now, have a direct effect on the treatments available. However, it shows an important step forward in the field of genetic medicine, and the development of research in this area will be closely followed by specialists.
Sources: Digi24
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