08-19-2013, 11:48 PM
A degree in human genetics would most likely study how genes are inherited through families, and wouldn't be helpful for your career goal of gene therapy and genetic engineering. If you want to perform clinical research, testing new therapies in humans, then the clinical genetics degree might be your best bet. If you want to do basic research helping to design the gene therapy, you might be better off getting a degree in biotechnology or basic medical sciences.