WILL GENETIC THERAPY MAKE EVERYONE HEALTHY?
No! Many people will still be stuffing down junk foods, overeating, and carrying on bad habits - so that doesn't mean everyone would be healthy! But, being able to manipulate DHA, we will certainly be living much longer on average.

Some genetic treatments will be purely symptomatic - and so will not lead to the holistic health we advocate. Producing proteins to treat disease, for example, sounds rather like producing drugs to treat disease. But let's see exactly what is on offer before deciding what is, and what is not, a good idea.

Our world is soon going to be a dramatically different place once we can easily modify our DNA. Health will be more an area which we 'manage' rather than 'worry about'. And it's no good saying 'I don't care - I won't be here'. The whole point is - you are much more likely to be here!

TWO EARLY SUCCESSES OF GENE THERAPY

These results need to be confirmed by further testing, but they indicate the sort of successes which are probably possible.

ONE FAILURE

RESEARCH WILL CONTINUE
Scientists need to be cautious. But they won't stop the research.

Better methods will develop as they learn. There will be no shortage of volunteers for treatment. Many people who have no other choice for treatment would choose to have the gene therapy.

Some results of treatment will be absolutely fantastic. Especially if it's for you or a loved one!

In the early days there are bound to be more failures - or even disasters. But the successes will outnumber the failures; and gene therapy will become commonplace.