I saw this great documentary on CBC the other day. It was part of The Passionate Eye documentary series. The program follows Dr. Jack Kessler who is leading research into nerve regeneration using stem cells. Dr. Kessler is particularly passionate about this as his daughter has a spinal cord injury. Obviously a huge controversy is sparked off when the words 'stem cell research' are mentioned, but for those of us in rehab, this program is inspiring and makes it seem like important developments are just around the corner if only the moral/ethical/political issues can be resolved - don't hold your breath for that one though. There's a link to a trailer of the documentary below but try to get hold of the full program (er, not quite sure how, contact CBC?). There's also a link to a discussion board which opens up some of the issues touched on by the documentary. For anyone interested in spinal cord injury, this documentary is fascinating and inspiring to watch.
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