Stem Cells and Miracles

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Duration: 30 minutes

The current affairs programme follows a British family to China as they pin their hopes on a new stem cell therapy to give their daughter sight.

As evidence mounts that some treatments offered abroad are bogus, will the child's eyesight improve, or are they destined for disappointment?

  • About Stem Cells and Miracles

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  • The hunt for a stem cell miracle

    Panorama meets a family who took their little girl to China for controversial stem cell treatment.

    Read the families story here
  • Controversial stem cell doctor questioned

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    Panorama confronts American Dr William Rader about his sales tactics for controversial stem cell therapy in a programme about stem cell tourism.

  • The science of stem cells

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    Two of the world's leading stem cell experts tell Panorama where the research stands today - and how long they believe it will be before there is a stem cell revolution.

  • MS patient: The search for 'a cure'

    Linda Oatley, who went undercover to help Panorama investigate foreign stem cell treatment, talks about meeting a doctor who says he can fix her multiple sclerosis.

    Watch our MS patients' story
  • Q&A: Stem cell research

    Stem cell research - the basic questions answered, courtesy of Tom Shakespeare, a contributor to Ouch! It's a Disability Thing - the BBC's dedicated disability lifestyle website.

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  • Your comments: Stem Cells and Miracles

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Credits

Presenter
Jeremy Vine
Producer
Jim Booth

Broadcasts

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