In this episode, Jonathan Stack introduces stem cells and how they can be used in the treatment of a range of diseases.

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Jonathan Slack is Emeritus Professor at the University of Bath and the University of Minnesota. His work specialises in embryonic development and stem cell biology, and while working for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund he discovered the first inducing factor controlling embryonic development. He is also the author of Genes: A Very Short Introduction (2023, OUP).

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