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Could gene therapy or CRISPR cure homosexuality?

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Probably not for a variety of reasons. Homosexuality, while it may have a biological basis, is not likely to be the product of a single gene. read more

Keeping with the theme that is or are gay gene(s), the effect of the gene would likely be developmental in the same way that the effect of Down’s syndrome is environmental. Down’s syndrome manifests many of its effects during development. read more

Currently CRISPR (Gene knockout/introduction) is being approved for human testing. CRISPR is what is called a gene drive or gene “editor.” By introducing a gene known currently as CBX2 and theoretically FOXL2 and removing DMRT1, a study proved that in mice, ovaries could be converted to testes, while testes could be converted to ovaries. read more

That technology is CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. It's not an aspect of gene therapy 1.0, but developing and ready for gene therapy 2.0. The price of gene therapy. The typical gene therapy price tag is somewhere in the area of one million dollars. read more

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