susser excused himself.xpecting to meet judy and adam-- the blind and paralyzed 11-year-old in whom he intended to transplant stem cells-- cells from his lab that sold us the dangerous biomedical junk. instead, we came in. dr. ecklund, i'm scott pelley with "60 minutes." >> ecklund: oh, great. >> pelley: how are you today? >> ecklund: i am, uh, surprised. >> pelley: we've been working with the sussers on a story, and i want you to know that we're being recorded. and i wanted to ask you about the treatment that you propose for adam. what would that be? >> ecklund: the treatment that he asked about was for stem cells. human stem cells. >> pelley: and you think they're applicable for cerebral palsy? >> ecklund: yes. i have seen them be effective in cases of cerebral palsy. >> pelley: how does that work, exactly? >> ecklund: well, stem cells contain-- excuse me, here. no one knows exactly. okay? but stem... stem cells do contain and give off chemicals which cause other cells to repair themselves. >> pelley: in t

and one of them came up to florida a few months ago to treat a young man named adam susser.that was adam and julie that you saw at the beginning. they worked with us on this investigation. adam has cerebral palsy, he is 11 years old. and this doctor, gary eklund, agreed to treat him with this unproven stem cell therapy. >> i'm scott pell we "60 minutes." >> oh, great. >> how are you today? >> i am fine. >> we have been working with the sussers on a story, and i want you to know that we're being recorded. and i wanted to ask you about the treatment that you propose for adam. what would that be? >> the treatment that they asked about was for stem cells. human stem cells. >> and you think they are applicable for cerebral palsy? >> yes. i have seen them be effective in cases of cerebral palsy. >> how does that work exactly? >> well, stem cells contain -- excuse me. i don't know exactly, ok? but stem cells do contain and give off chemicals which cause other cells to repair themselves. >> in the letter that you sent to the sussers, you described possible effects for adam. which co

. >> we have been working with the sussers on a story. i want you to know we're being recorded.ant to ask you about the treatment you propose for adam. what would that be? >> the treatment that he asked about was for stem cells. human stem cells. >> you think they're applicable for cerebral palsy? >> yes. i have seen them be effective in cases of cerebral palsy. >> how does that work exactly? >> well, stem cells contain -- excuse me. no one knows exactly, okay? but stem cells do contain and give off chemicals which cause other cells to repair themselves. >> in the letter that you sent the family, you described possible effects for adam, which could include improved ability to see, improved ability to speak, improved ability to move arms and legs. you believe those things are possible? >> i do. >> what is your training in stem cells? >> my training in stem cells is i studied for about six years in the literature. i started producing stem cells in my lab. >> you're self-educated, self-taught? >> uh-huh. >> what's amazing about this for me is why do they think they can get away wit