Charlatans threaten stem cell research with unproven cures, say experts

Stem cell medicine has huge potential but unscrupulous clinics offering unrealistic hopes are endangering its future

The credibility of stem cell research is at risk because of charlatans and dodgy clinics peddling unproven cures for diseases, according to a group of eminent scientists in the field.

Stem cell research, or regenerative medicine, has great potential and has already delivered some breakthroughs, but its future is threatened by poor science, unrealistic hopes, unclear funding models and unscrupulous private clinics, they say in the Lancet medical journal.