STS_REPORT_GENE_THERAPY(edited)

Chapter 11
Gene Therapy
Science Technology and
Society report
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GROUP 6
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
At the end of this chapter, the
students should be able to:
1. Describe pese therapy and as

various forms
2. Ducim the prevalence of gene
therapy in daily life, and
3.explore the opportunkies that
may he opened by gene therapy
in the future.
The last technology that will be
tackled in this book is gene
technology. In the previous
chapter, the nano world that
contains atoms and molecules was
introduced. This chapter will now
focus on the developments in the
nano world as applied to the
animate or the living it.
When identifying the
contribution of technology to
biology, the first place to look
would be the field of human
health. The whole vast
concerns of human health
including aging, disease
treatment and prevention, and
diet and general
Lifestyle have greatly
benefited firm technology
Medicine is a breakthrough
in the arts of human health,
befor aspirin was ever
understood at the nano
level, it had been known for
its effects. Pain of various
forms could be refien And
The aspirin was already “old”
technology at the beginning of the
21 century. Th more recent
fundings in the areas of nano and
gene seron con be incorporated to
medicine. If new discoveries on the
armas molecular and atomic
physics are applied to the
biological basic building blocks the
genes even greater technologies
Suppose scientists would like to fashion a
gene to counter cancer cell growth. After
several steps of developing the technology,
its success would still depend on its science
and implementation. To achieve the goal,
the harmful gene hast be found among the
46 such structures in the ordinary cells of
the person.
The specific part of that gene doing the
problem should be identified. Afterwards,
that section of the gene must be removed
and replaced with the "correct" or
developed gene part to complete the
therapy. This process would then correct
the misinformation encoded in the whole
gene.
What we should know about stem cell treatment in the
PH Total de Jesus?
MANILA, Philippiit’s recent years it’s common to hear Beauty
doctor in the Philippines
Offering stem cell therapy as if it’s new Found medical
fountain of youth, the answer to all medical worries .
In various media platform, there are bombardment of
advertisments from various hospitals and clinics packaging
stem cell therapy as “cure-all” remedy.
With such medical breakthrough, it begs the question on how
equipped we are in offering such services. We can't help but as
the parameters on distinguishing the real experts from
seemingly flyby night clinics and medical centers.
Filipino-American doctor-lawyer Samuel
Bernal, an expert in the fields of
regenerative medicine and regulatory law,
said the public should take a lot of
precautions.
"Be careful. Number one, stem-cell therapy
is not a core-all (medical procedure)," he
said in an interview with the INQUIRER few
weeks after receiving the 2012 Presidential
Award for Filipino Individuals and
Organizations Overseas at the Malacaniang
Palace
.
Filipino-American doctor-lawyer Samuel
Bernal,
“The goal of stem-cell therapy is not a longevity-anti-
aging program. Stem cell therapy is actually trying to
allow the body to heal itself,” he said
Educated at Johns Hopkins and Harvard Medical School,

Dr. Berrial is currently Professor Emeritus of Medicine at
the University of California-Los Angeles, member of
American Association of Clinical Oncologists, the
American Association of Cancer Researchers, and a
recognized cancer investigator with the US National
Institutes of Health As a lawyer
His legal expertise Includes cases on medical
malpractice, medical product llability, as well as
Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade
Commission’s (FTC) regulations in the testing,
approval, advertising, and marketing of health
products.
He explained stem cell treatment requires analyzing

at the molecular level what is causing the problem
or( what could be done) to prevent the problem
“Stem cells are just a small part of the molecular

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1. Describe pese therapy and as

Educated at Johns Hopkins and Harvard Medical School,

He explained stem cell treatment requires analyzing

“Stem cells are just a small part of the molecular

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