Miracle baby

The use of advanced gene therapy is a dream for many but for some a potential nightmare. Further research will help.

The current news about a baby, KJ Muldoon, who was cured of a dangerous genetic disease using a gene editing treatment provides an inspirational example of what can be done. The smiling baby is a poster child for this technology.

Like most medical developments, there is so much that can be achieved but how much should be tried and how fast? If it goes wrong, it could make things much worse.

In reality we should trust our medical leaders and fight to preserve the advances. The consequences of poor leadership are becoming clear in America where Robert Kennedy Jr is casting doubts on vaccinations, surely an act of stupidity, an almost criminal act.

Dennis Fitzgerald,

Melbourne, Australia