in my laymans terms, CERE uses carriers, called "vectors," to transport the genes into cells. "Similar to the relationship between a delivery truck and its cargo, the vector provides a mode of transport and the therapeutic agent provides the disease remedy. These carriers can be either man-made components or modified viruses. The use of viruses takes advantage of their natural ability to introduce DNA into cells. Gene therapy takes advantage of this property by replacing viral DNA with a specific gene." (Neurologix).

So essentially, take a virus, cut out the bad bit, replace it with the gene therapy bit and inject it into the brain.

Advantages over DBS are less invasive, one injection and its over.

KC, Nathan Klein had his own website which is no longer operational but has been archived and is available on :

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nathanklein.com

let me know what you think.

Thelma, depends on your definition of cure, stem cells won't cure us as they will continue to die over time in the same way our original cells die. I have little hope for a complete cure, I have real hope of good, effective treatments, such as gene therapy can provide, and when you are dx'ed at 40, as I was, that is critical.

Take care,
Neil.