What would you risk to walk again? | 60 Minutes Australia

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Just mention this subject and it's guaranteed to start an argument somewhere. In the parliament, in the churches, in your lounge room. We're talking about embryonic stem cell treatment. Either the penicillin of the 21st century, or pure Frankenstein, depending on your point of view. Scientists hope one day everything from spinal injury to heart disease will be cured by these tiny cells, found in four or five-day-old human embryos. One day. But it seems some doctors are jumping the gun. One, in particular, is claiming remarkable results from this revolutionary treatment. And not surprisingly, she's attracting some very desperate people.

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