genetic therapy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneticandtherapy
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genetic
adjective
uk/dʒəˈnet.ɪk/us/dʒəˈnet̬.ɪk/
belonging or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) received by each animal or plant from ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈθer.ə.pi/us/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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(Definition ofgeneticandtherapyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For obvious reasons, then, thegenetictherapyis much sought after.
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Genetic enhancement is not inherently immoral nor isgenetictherapyinherently moral.
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Then a clinician will inoculate her or otherwise administer thegenetictherapy.
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In the case of somaticgenetictherapy, the risk would fall solely on the patient.
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Some types ofgenetictherapyare morally acceptable while some types of genetic enhancement are unacceptable.
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Isgenetictherapyinherently ethical?
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It is not beyond the realm of possibility that we could usegenetictherapyto induce the body to produce endorphins.
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Genetictherapyonly attempts to restore or safeguard our humanness, while enhancement changes those very features that make us human.
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In the current debate in bioethics, several writers have attempted to use the concepts of health and disease to distinguish betweengenetictherapyand genetic enhancement.
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We can also view some forms ofgenetictherapyas unacceptable (at present) because they pose unjustifiable risks to patients or future generations.
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Finally, in determining whether it is appropriate to test any givengenetictherapyin patients, serious thought should be given to the risk-benefit analysis.
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If we think that agenetictherapywill benefit a fetus or child, should we perform that therapy?
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And, finally, it applies togenetictherapyand interventions on the human genome.
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The progress ofgenetictherapyis remarkable.
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We know that there is agenetictherapyavailable for cystic fibrosis, and others will quickly follow.
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Moreover, the research may have strong implications towardgenetictherapyof other cone diseases.
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I have not advanced concrete policy prescriptions concerning, for example, access to genetic therapies.
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But how do genetic therapies fit into this classification?
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One of the key areas of interest of current research is to provide delivery systems that facilitate the clinical application of novel genetic therapies.
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We must now see if the treatment-enhancement distinction has any bearing at all on the moral boundary between permissible and impermissible germline or somatic cell genetic therapies.
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