Simply Science Episode 9: Gene Therapy Could Change Minds

Simply Science Episode 9: Gene Therapy Could Change Minds

Posted: June 21, 2011 at 8:10 pm

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Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m2x1KAzrMk

In today's episode, Dr. Ki Goosens of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT tells Adam about the use of gene therapy to treat lifelong or debilitating conditions. Though typically considered for the treatment of cancerous cells, researchers are now proposing the use of gene therapy for debilitating brain-related disorders, such as severe post-traumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia

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Simply Science Episode 9: Gene Therapy Could Change Minds

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