Should the Government Allow Gene Therapy Research?

     Should the government allow gene therapy research? We believe that the government should allow research into gene therapy. Gene therapy is either taking out a mutated gene, replacing it, or adding a completely new gene to fight a disease. Gene therapy is looked as a possible way to cure diseases in the future that currently do not have a cure. If we as a country look into gene therapy, we may be able to find a cure to many devastating diseases. Also, gene therapy may be able to take out a mutated gene that is causing the disease and eradicate it. When this happen, all descendants from that person won't get that gene because it is not in the person's genome anymore, causing the disease to stop spreading through the bloodline.

     People say that the downside of gene therapy is that the experimental technique may cause higher death rates and is very expensive. Because it is an experimental technique, it is not fully developed. Therefore prices and death rates may be high, but as time goes on, both of these will start to decrease.