‘Bubble boy’ disease, nearly always fatal, could have cure

December 13, 2013

After genetic testing, Smith’s son Taylor was born in 1995, and because of early detection, he received the first-ever in-utero bone marrow cell transplant, previously only done on sheep. Today, at 18, he is “thriving,” according to his mother and leads a normal life. He’s now preparing to go to college. Taylor receives infusions of gamma globulin, a blood product that helps his immune system fight off infection. (ABC News)