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Stem cell therapy or snake oil?

Desperate patients are travelling abroad for dubious stem cell therapies. Monya Baker investigates the potential damage not only to human lives but to reputable stem cell research.

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Baker, M. Stem cell therapy or snake oil?. Nat Biotechnol 23, 1467–1469 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1205-1467

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