On This Day – July 31 : The U.S. government panel approved the use of gene therapy to treat human disease on this day in 1990

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Gene therapy uses DNA to treat disease, usually by replacing a faulty gene with a healthy copy. Recent clinical studies suggest this technique holds promise for the future treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

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