Stem Cells and Human Health
Public lecture by Professor Fiona Watt FRS, Director of the Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at King's College London.
The field of stem cells and regenerative medicine is a young, fast-moving and exciting research area. It offers the promise of unprecedented improvements in human health yet raises ethical concerns about the use of cells from human embryos and how to protect desperate patients from seeking unproven stem cell therapies.
In this lecture Professor Watt gives her perspectives on the potential of stem cells to improve human health.
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