KCNC CBS Overnight News October 28, 2016
Gene therapy has a checkered history. In the 90s hyped as the next big thing, research herewithered after serious setbacks including a death during clinical trials. So you see a drawing of a typical virus. Reporter but more than 15 years later its back. One sign, dr. Bifi is now head of the Gene Therapy Program at dana farber boston Childrens Cancer and blood disorder center. Do you believe that gene therapy is finally coming into its own . I think yes, absolutely. Reporter the mld trial, bifi thinks, demonstrates whats possible, offering promise to the 30 million americans who suffer from som...