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Stem cell research may not find wonder cures (LINDSAY MOSS, 4/08/08, The Scotsman)

Even the head of the UK National Stem Cell Network has now conceded that stem cell research may never deliver new treatments. [...]

Lord Patel of Dunkeld, chairman of the UK National Stem Cell Network and chancellor of Dundee University, said the current signs were that research involving stem cells would lead to therapies for patients.

But he said there was also a chance such treatments could prove too risky for human use.

Speaking to The Scotsman, Lord Patel said it could be five to ten years before stem cell treatments were widely available, with trials starting shortly in the UK and US.

"But we have to be cautious," he said. "It may not deliver therapy for anything. We may find that stem therapy is quite a risky business."