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Re:Gene therapy restores hearing to children with inherited ... by david38 on Saturday June 08, 2024 @06:55PM (#40620742)
We have this already. As a species we are susceptible to many diseases which we have to take vaccines for, every generation.
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Re:Gene therapy restores hearing to children with inherited ... by pfannkuchen on Saturday June 08, 2024 @07:41PM (#40620893)
I don't think susceptibility to viral diseases like measles is typically regarded as a genetic defect, is it? Any more than being flammable is a genetic defect, anyway.
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Re:Gene therapy restores hearing to children with inherited ... by roywiggins on Saturday June 08, 2024 @08:18PM (#40621021)
There are a few people who are genetically immune to HIV, but it's quite rare. Whether everyone else is therefore genetically deficient is sort of a matter of perspective, I suppose.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innate_resistance_to_HIV

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