We petition the government to raise their funding for researchers using gene therapy to cure diseases
Gene therapy, a way of curing diseases by modifying a patient's DNA, has the potential to cure many diseases, such as cancer, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, Lou Gehrig's disease, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis. More than 1,500 people are expected to die from cancer every day in the United States, meaning that curing it could prevent the deaths of thousands of people just daily. Also, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death in 2013 because approximately 2,200 people are expected to die from cancer each day. This means that, with the use of gene therapy, we could cure the top two leading causes of death in our country. Gene therapy, if given more money and time for research, has the potential to be the most effective and efficient way of terminating major diseases in the U.S
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June 2, 2015
The research updates coming in are staggering. We are pressing forward until the labs get the backing they need.
June 2, 2015
The momentum is incredible. This proves people are ready for a real breakthrough in medicine.
20 Comments
the FDA is afraid of things that happened back in 1999. What they dont understand is to so many people, gene therapy is the only thing that offers the possibility of saving them!
Funding scientists should be the top priority instead of all the other stuff the govt wastes money on. Let's get this done.
Lost my dad to cancer last year and this research is the only hope we have for the next generation. We need to stop dragging our feet on this.
My family has a history of alzheimers and it is scary. Please put more money into this field it could save so many lives.
This is a wonderful topic to make a petition for. I totally agree with what you are petitioning! P.S. My 23rd choice for a job is a geneticist!
Hope this cures many diseases in the near future.
My daughter has RP and only gene correction CRISPR will help her.
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We petition the government to raise their funding for researchers using gene therapy to cure diseases
Gene therapy, a way of curing diseases by modifying a patient's DNA, has the potential to cure many diseases, such as cancer, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, Lou Gehrig's disease, cardiovascular disease, and arthritis. More than 1,500 people are expected to die from cancer every day in the United States, meaning that curing it could prevent the deaths of thousands of people just daily. Also, cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of death in 2013 because approximately 2,200 people are expected to die from cancer each day. This means that, with the use of gene therapy, we could cure the top two leading causes of death in our country. Gene therapy, if given more money and time for research, has the potential to be the most effective and efficient way of terminating major diseases in the U.S
Updates
June 2, 2015
The research updates coming in are staggering. We are pressing forward until the labs get the backing they need.
June 2, 2015
The momentum is incredible. This proves people are ready for a real breakthrough in medicine.
20 Comments
You don’t realize the significance of Gene therapy until you have a loved one with a medical illness who could have been saved by it
the FDA is afraid of things that happened back in 1999. What they dont understand is to so many people, gene therapy is the only thing that offers the possibility of saving them!
Funding scientists should be the top priority instead of all the other stuff the govt wastes money on. Let's get this done.
Lost my dad to cancer last year and this research is the only hope we have for the next generation. We need to stop dragging our feet on this.
My family has a history of alzheimers and it is scary. Please put more money into this field it could save so many lives.
This is a wonderful topic to make a petition for. I totally agree with what you are petitioning! P.S. My 23rd choice for a job is a geneticist!
Hope this cures many diseases in the near future.
My daughter has RP and only gene correction CRISPR will help her.
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You don’t realize the significance of Gene therapy until you have a loved one with a medical illness who could have been saved by it