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Artificial virus
« on: 24/02/2020 17:39:21 »
Could humans engineer a virus that would create new genetic material once injected into an individual?
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Re: Artificial virus
« Reply #1 on: 25/02/2020 00:06:50 »
Quote from: sas86 on 24/02/2020 17:39:21
Could humans engineer a virus that would create new genetic material once injected into an individual?

As used in gene-therapy ...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_therapy
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Re: Artificial virus
« Reply #2 on: 25/02/2020 11:36:54 »
Thank you. Would nanomachines also help restructure brains and add material?
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