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Gene Therapy
Gene therapy has been touted as a magic bullet for treating, and potentially curing, a variety of human disorders. But these high hopes have given way to some rather discouraging results in the initial clinical trials. In this hour of Science Friday, a review of the successes and drawbacks of treating diseases with genes.
Guests:
Ronald Crystal
Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
New York, N.Y.
Jeffrey Leiden
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology, and Chief of the Section of Cardiology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Luigi Naldini
Visiting Scientist
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, Calif.
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