# The gene therapy that cannot be stopped

- slug: the-gene-therapy-that-cannot-be-stopped
- date: 2026-04-24
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

A Berkeley startup is using jumping genes from birds to write GLP-1 into the human genome permanently. The technology sidesteps AAV immunology problems. The reversibility problem, which it shares with every competitor, is still unsolved.

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