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Stem Cells

Health

The Birth-Tissue Profiteers

How well-meaning donations end up fueling an unproven, virtually unregulated $2 billion stem cell industry.

Caroline Chen ProPublica May 2019 30min Permalink

Science Sports

The Gordie Howe Protocol

The hockey legend’s new life as a medical icon for a questionable stem-cell treatment.

Reeves Wiedeman New York May 2015 20min Permalink

Science World

Untested. Unregulated. Unsafe?

The rise of an expensive, experimental stem-cell treatment in China and the medical tourism it attracts.

Andrés Grippo Matter Jan 2014 15min Permalink

Tech

The Coming Death Shortage

Many experts believe it’s inevitable that in the coming decades, humans will figure out how to live considerably longer lives. It might not be a good thing.

Charles C. Mann The Atlantic May 2005 20min Permalink