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Hope for Healing – The Power of Stem Cells

Season 29 Episode 2908

Discover why medical researchers are so hopeful about the future of stem cell research through the stories of remarkable breakthroughs. Follow a first-ever in utero stem cell treatment that could change the life of a developing baby with spina bifida. Plus, meet a young man born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, whose groundbreaking stem cell treatments have enhanced his quality of life.

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