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		amelius on May 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy tri... You can only switch a gene "on" once. So I'd like to see some examples. Or do you mean more people with all their genes switched "on" so to speak?

tonetegeatinst on May 9, 2024 [–]

Epigenetics would like a word.

A gene can be expressed but from what I rember from my college classes....the epigenetics can determine if the gene actually works correctly and how effective it is.

Think of it as the ability to lower the overall expression of the gene

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