A Revolution in Medicine: The Science Fueling a New Age of Cures
Maybe you’ve heard about CRISPR gene editing or stem cell therapy in the headlines—now you can find out what these and other technologies really mean for you. Can you imagine if your cells could be taken from a simple blood draw, reprogrammed in a lab dish, then infused back into your body to cure heart disease, treat Alzheimer’s, or shrink a cancer tumor? Or if a simple infusion could rewrite your genetic code to cure a DNA-driven disease? These scenarios may sound like science fiction, but such advances are happening now—forever changing our perspective of disease. No longer must we accept a dire health condition; we have the tools and technology to actually solve it for good.
Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava spoke at the Commonwealth Club World Affairs on February 4, 2025. This video was recorded and edited by the Commonwealth Club World Affairs.
Speaker:
Deepak Srivastava, MD, President, Gladstone Institutes
Moderator:
Robert Lee Kilpatrick, PhD, Chair, Health & Medicine Member-led Forum, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
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