Saturday 18 June 2011

These cures are no longer science fiction

While stem cells were discovered 50 years ago at the University of Toronto, it wasn’t until the past decade that their astounding potential to change medicine’s entire approach to fighting disease really took hold. This week 4,200 stem cell researchers from 52 countries are meeting in Toronto to discuss cures that were thought to be science fiction a generation ago, but that are already becoming a reality.
ROBERT MCEWEN.
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
When writing 'Cloud' I constantly updated the details on the technologies to keep up with the pace of development.
Since publication I've been keeping an eye out for further developments. Sometimes I'm astonished by how fast things are developing.

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