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Gene Therapy and Genetic Counseling Bios 225 Part one of this paper will summarize the eighteenth chapter, “Gene Therapy and Genetic Counseling” in the fourth edition of Riki Lewis’ textbook “Human Genetics – Concepts and Applications” (2001) The chapter and chapter summary are divided into four sections – 18.1 “Gene Therapy Successes and Setbacks”, 18.2 “The Mechanics of Gene Therapy”, 18.3 A Closer Look: Treating Sickle Cell Disease”, and 18.4 “Genetic Screening and Genetic Counseling”. Part two of this paper will explore a …

…human being is achievable. We can be sure that many of the processes leading up to the ultimate cloning of a human being will be used to benefit the people of the twenty first century. This will include the use of nuclear transfer and cloning for gene therapy and reproductive medicine. However, ethical and religious dilemmas as well as practical difficulties will not allow the cloning of a human to proceed for the foreseeable future.