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?

Last on

Mon 25 May 2009 02:15 BBC One Wales only

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  • 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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