With all of our advances in gene therapy, why can't we fix an abnomal (or broken) gene?

Mad_Jon-I'm not saying every human being needs to be alike. I am asking because I have a disease caused by an abnormal Galt gene. The disease is called galactosemia. Many people, in the medical community, are under the false assumption that if I avoid eating milk products, I won't have any type of complications. This is false because I have had seizures and other types of complications and just want a normal Galt gene. I don't want any more complications. Is that too much to ask?

Gene therapy is a very new area of research. The mapping of the human genome was only completed a few short years ago. Although there have been many advances in this area, it will likely be years before we can fix abnormal genes.

here we go, genetic engineering, the perfect human, that'll be something to see.

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