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Stem Cells and Miracles

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Last broadcast on Mon, 25 May 2009, 02:15 on BBC One (Wales only) (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

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

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

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

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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Credits

Presenter
Jeremy Vine
Producer
Jim Booth

Broadcasts

  1. Mon 18 May 2009
    20:30
  2. Thu 21 May 2009
    04:30
  3. Fri 22 May 2009
    01:05
  4. Fri 22 May 2009
    01:35
  5. Sun 24 May 2009
    20:30
  6. Mon 25 May 2009
    02:15

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30 minutes

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