The rise, fall and resurgence of gene therapy
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

Twenty years ago, scientists and investors were giddy over the promise of gene therapy to cure a host of deadly diseases. But the tragic death of a young man from an experimental treatment in 1999 nearly ended a scientist`s career and the entire field. Now, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, both the scientist and gene therapy are experiencing a resurgence.