Analysis of Psychology Videos - Case Study Example

The significant impact of the anticipated revolution would be cancer, a disease that Emma was suffering from as she hoped to get a cure despite having to through painful surgery. Emma also wants to know whether scientists were any close to finding a cure for cancer. Such would be achieved by understanding the blueprint announced a decade ago. Tom is the third victim suffering from a genetic disease, 36 years old alcoholic. He also wanted to understand his condition and breaking the genetic code would offer him the anticipated answer.
Gene therapy is an idea that Sophie seeks to figure out as she looks at the "CFTR" gene for cystic fibrosis. Gene therapy focuses on a single mutated gene that has failed to do its job and replace with an active gene in the cell that could do the job. She met with Professor Adrian Thrasher, who was working at the UCL Institute of Child Health to help her understand genetic therapy. Over 20 patients have been treated using gene therapy, and Sophie hopes that she could benefit from the same treatment. Simon also conducts an experiment on a mouse before Sophie to show her how gene therapy could help her cystic fibrosis problem. As the scientists announced what would be a breakthrough in treating genetic diseases, cancer patients such as Emma hoped that scientists would conquer cancer. Professor Mike, the man tasked with a role to lead the International Cancer Genome Consortium helps Emma understand the sequencing of the cancer genome. With the greatest discovery, scientists now can classify cancer genes precisely according to their characteristics. The genetic characteristics of cancer genomes give scientists the opportunity to develop personalized treatments that target a particular type of cancer. Targeted therapy could be used as an alternative way of treating cancer and a gene chip; a pioneering form of technology could help doctors understand whatever goes on in the human gene. Such a device could make targeted therapy easier.
Although scientists cracked the human genome, genetic disease treatments such as gene therapy are yet to become a reality. The likes of Kevin, Emma, Sophie, and Tom only have a wealth of hope to benefit from the invention if gene therapy becomes a reality. What remains now is the final stage of the scientific study of the human genome and gene sequencing to find the cure for various types of genetic diseases including cancer and cystic fibrosis.