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The gene therapy future has arrived
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Right now, in hospitals around the world, patients are being cured of diseases once thought untreatable.
The reason? A gene therapy revolution means that what was once the stuff of science fiction is now becoming a reality.
One person who’s been at the centre of this medical revolution is Dr Bobby Gaspar, a professor of paediatrics and immunology at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London, and CEO of Orchard Therapeutics.
Bobby guides us through the complex world of gene therapy, explaining what it is, what it can do and where it’s going.
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The reason? A gene therapy revolution means that what was once the stuff of science fiction is now becoming a reality.
One person who’s been at the centre of this medical revolution is Dr Bobby Gaspar, a professor of paediatrics and immunology at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London, and CEO of Orchard Therapeutics.
Bobby guides us through the complex world of gene therapy, explaining what it is, what it can do and where it’s going.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Released:
Jun 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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