STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2006--Stem cell research raises the hope of cures for currently untreatable diseases, but the work also raises serious issues -- about how the stem cells are made, how eggs for the research are collected and how the research is conducted. Reporters are invited to a symposium, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics’ Program on Stem Cells and Society, that will review the ethical and societal issues raised by embryonic and adult stem cell research. Christopher Scott, executive director of the program, said he hopes the event answers some questions about stem cell research and presents thought-provoking perspectives on the future of this work.
