/oss/taxonomy/term/6734/all en /oss/article/medical-pseudoscience/homeopathy-scientifically-implausible <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/the-right-chemistry-homeopathy-is-scientifically-implausible">Montreal Gazette</a>.</em></p> Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:23:31 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9801 at /oss /oss/article/medical/controversial-gene-therapy-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy <p>As medicine uses more and more complex tools to treat illness, I worry that these newer interventions will be seen as impenetrable black boxes. A pill is easy to understand, but gene therapy?</p> <p>There is a simple story to tell about gene therapy. Your body has a defective gene. Doctors will give you the correct version of the gene and the disease will go away. It’s like being unhappy with your wall colour and simply painting it over with a fresh coat of paint. Suddenly it’s new and functional.</p> Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:26:17 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9555 at /oss