Quest
Volume 4, Number 4, 1997

COVER

• Gene Therapy Hovers on the Horizon
  A decade after the discovery of the first muscular dystrophy gene, researchers are almost ready to begin human testing of at least the safety aspects of MD gene therapy. A package of stories traces research progress leading to this step and explores remaining questions and challenges.
• History-Making Moments Keep Hope Growing
  MDA's director of science technology recalls the exciting breakthroughs in MDA's search for gene therapy.
  
  
• MDA Fosters a Career and a World of Knowledge
  Kay Davies, a key researcher in the gene therapy effort, receives a prestigious MDA science award.
  
  
• The Immune System: The Body at War With a Cure
  A major challenge to successful gene therapy is the body's natural inclination to protect itself against invasion of its cells. Can the immune system be persuaded to declare a truce?