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apr 16, 1972 - Gene therapy introduced

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Researchers first suggest gene therapy as a treatment for genetic diseases in a paper in the journal Science but they oppose its use in humans “for the foreseeable future”, pending greater understanding of the technology.

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apr 16, 1972
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~ 54 years ago