• gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 days ago

      it’s a broad term used to refer to any medical treatment that uses gene technology somehow.

      there’s mostly two variants today:

      • mRNA medication. that one is temporary. it does something to you, then the effect wears off by itself within day, weeks or months. this one is new-ish (first used since around 2015) but it’s getting more and more usage because it works well and has typically few side-effects.
      • DNA-modifying medication. that one is permanent and possibly hereditary, i.e. it would affect your offspring too. a.f.a.i.k. it’s practically not used today due to the grave and long-lasting impacts it would have on individuals and society.
      • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
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        9 days ago

        so the answer to the question is “we already know, we already spent the entirety of 2021-2023 doing it”.