9 September 2020

Gene therapies are technologies in the fields of genetic engineering and genomics that allow for the editing of genes within the genome of a living organism to achieve specific therapeutic outcomes. All diseases that have plagued humanity for centuries can be eliminated through this type of therapy. However, there is still a problem in the form of the exceptionally complex genetic network of functional connections between individual genes and the external world outside the organism being edited. Gene therapy science is not yet at its peak, as it is still in its early stages, where certain genes can be replaced by others. However, most dysfunctions in living organisms are multi-layered disorders existing across multiple levels of organism function. Therefore, the changes wrought by a given genetic disease in the body require more advanced genetic engineering techniques, pharmacology, and sometimes other fields of technology. Death is a phenomenon affecting cell-based organisms, in which, as a result of its occurrence, DNA duplication and protein secretion cease. As humans, we have no cure for death. However, through regenerative activities, pharmacology, and current knowledge of cellular processes, we can extend the phase of proper prosperity of humans and beneficial animals in the human economy. One method helpful in gene therapy is the CRISPR Cas 9 method, which involves the use of immunological mechanisms derived from Escherichia coli bacteria to edit genes in living organisms. In this process, DNA fragments can be replaced with new fragments free of damage. To date, genetic engineering methods have successfully cured genetic diseases such as sickle cell disease, which impairs oxygen transport within the body. Using gene editing methods, patients were able to be completely cured of this disease by addressing the underlying cause of the disease?the defective DNA code that determines the formation of damaged blood cell proteins in the human body. However, the knowledge humans will need to acquire is vast, and it will likely take several hundred years before the spread of diseases such as cancer, circulatory system diseases, and viral infections is significantly curbed, and the teeth of death are broken in all areas where it is currently prevalent and thriving. Future generations may never experience death or disease and will only read about them in history books. It's likely that in the future, the production of artificial meat, tissue regeneration, and body replacement, etc., will become commonplace. Plants will be immune to disease and pests, yielding abundant harvests thanks to genetic engineering methods. These plants and animals are already widely cultivated. The production of medicines using genetically modified organisms is already a fact. All generations are working towards a state of affairs where there will be no death in society, at least not death resulting from the impact of processes within the human body?those that occur normally today and are known as aging. Other processes, such as radiation, that tend to destroy the body, can also limit their impact through massive control over DNA and protein duplication, as DNA corruption can be repaired immediately after it occurs in the body after a dose of radiation. Other forms of external destruction of the body can also be limited in their impact on the body through gene therapy techniques. It is likely that in the future, the human body will be genetically modified to make it capable of colonizing other planets with conditions far more unfavorable for biological life than those found on Earth.