The death of William (Bill) Rutter at the grand old age of 97 in July reminded me to remember not only him, but several of the other pioneers of our industry—lest we should forget them.

One of the greatest transformations in modern medicine arguably began with a corned beef sandwich. It was the late 1960s, and new Department of Medicine Chair Lloyd Hollingsworth “Holly” Smith Jr., MD ...

In the summer of 1974, a group of international researchers published an urgent open letter asking their colleagues to suspend work on a potentially dangerous new technology. The letter was a first in ...

The first peer-reviewed journal in the field of human gene therapy, providing all-inclusive coverage of the research, methods, and clinical developments that are driving today's explosion of gene ...

"Result of a conference ... held in New York, New York on November 6-8, 1985 by the New York Academy of Sciences"--Footnote, p. [v].

A new study in the journal Human Gene Therapy indicates that DNA impurities derived from plasmid and host cell DNA are encapsulated into recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) capsids as ...