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Gene therapy could end deafness. Should it? http://read.medium.com/XVnP7km
In the future, parents of deaf children may have alternatives that don’t involve surgery or an electronic device prone to failure.
Now, researchers are developing ways to retain hearing by altering a person’s genetic code. http://read.medium.com/XVnP7km
Now, researchers are developing ways to retain hearing by altering a person’s genetic code. http://read.medium.com/XVnP7km
These treatments could be given to kids when they first show signs of hearing loss or before it even begins.
Eventually, they could even be administered in the womb so a baby is born with the ability to hear.
A single shot could preserve hearing for the rest of a person’s life.
Eventually, they could even be administered in the womb so a baby is born with the ability to hear.
A single shot could preserve hearing for the rest of a person’s life.
But the ability to eliminate deafness — or any disability — by changing a person’s DNA creates unprecedented ethical issues.
Many deaf people don’t view deafness as a condition that needs to be “cured.” http://read.medium.com/XVnP7km
Many deaf people don’t view deafness as a condition that needs to be “cured.” http://read.medium.com/XVnP7km
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http://read.medium.com/XVnP7km
And follow Future Human, a new science publication from the @OneZero editorial team at @Medium.
http://futurehuman.medium.com/
