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Stem Cells - Breakthroughs and Restrictions

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Physicians in Europe this week said they had successfully transplanted a woman’s windpipe using the patient’s own stem cells. Meanwhile, there is speculation that an Obama administration will loosen restrictions on stem cell research. We talk with a panel of local scientists about recent developments involving stem cells.

Guests:

Arnold Kriegstein, director of the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine

Thea Tlsty, professor of pathology at UCSF

Renee Reijo Pera, director of the Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Education and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Stanford University

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