With the last decade of the twentieth century came the first clinical trials for a biotechnology known as gene therapy. Since then, how far has gene therapy come? And how far has it left to go?
This hour, we consider these and other questions, and we also hear from you. Were you or was someone close to you diagnosed with a genetic disease? What thoughts or questions do you have about gene therapy and its ongoing advancement?
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GUESTS:
- Dr. Ricki Lewis, Ph.D. - Science writer and geneticist; she is the author of several books including ; her weekly blog is called ()
- Lori Sames - Mother of Hannah Sames and co-founder of ()
- Dr. Robert Burgess, Ph. D. - Professor and director of the at , a nonprofit biomedical research institution with several campuses including in Bar Harbor, Maine and Farmington, 黑料吃瓜网
Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired on June 7, 2019.
