“It’s an amazing thing, an absolute revolution for medicine,” he says. Osvaldo Podhajcer, molecular biologist who is part of the Leloir Institutewho, along with his team, are almost the only ones investigating gene therapies in Argentina. These therapies are based on the concept of being able to modify a cell at the genetic level so that a disease can be reversed. Some examples that show how disruptive these treatments are are patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) who were able to sit or walk again, those who were on the road to blindness from the disease of Liver and those who regained their sight, or those who were cured of certain types of leukemiaIn that league, where science dilutes some fictional narratives, these types of therapies come into play, representing a unique window to a new opportunity for thousands of people.