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World-First Trials Have Been Launched to Treat Parkinson’s and Blindness With Embryonic Stem Cells

Surgeons in China are using human embryos in a science experiment aimed at treating Parkinson’s disease and vision loss. According to Science Alert, this is groundbreaking in that these scientists are using actual embryonic cells, as opposed to unfertilized ones used in similar studies. However, some scientists believe the research is uncertain because the cells aren’t specialized enough. Stem cell therapy is an ongoing science that has fascinated researchers for at least two...