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Paula's story: stem cells and brain repair

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Part of the Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Patient Stories series.

Paula met with Professor Roger Barker from the Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute to ask some questions about exciting new stem cell techniques. These may help patients with neurodegenerative conditions.

Acknowledgements and Copyright

With thanks to Paula Scurfield, Roger Barker, Lucy Collins, the Barker research group, HEFCE and the John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair.

Copyright: Wellcome - MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute / University of Cambridge.

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