Harvard scientists have discovered two gene correction techniques to correct mutations that cause diseases such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy, reports Shqip. Both of these diseases and half of the genetic disorders in humans are caused by defective mutations. This new invention can bring about their correction by curing the two rather problematic diseases, by interfering with DNA and RNA, where the latter serves to transport genetic messages composed of proteins.
The correction systems work in living cells, and if researchers can find the right and effective ways in humans, they could be used to reverse the mutations that cause more than 15,000 genetic diseases. Both DNA and RNA contain four basic components: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.
