Stem Cells

Stem-cell banks start in SA

Since July this year, South African parents have been able to have the stem cells from their newborn baby's umbilical cord frozen.

Stem cell research: where it is at

Is stem cell research equal to abortion? Bush seems to think so. But recently embryonic stem cells were harvested without destroying embryos. We bring you the latest developments.

Stem cells – hope or hype?

Stem cell technology offers the promise of curing the incurable – but for the moment lives are being lost while the issue is mired in controversy.