Nobel Prize winner speaks at Vatican Adult Stem Cell conference

(Vatican Radio) Dr John Gurdon, the 2012 joint Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine was the keynote speaker on the 2^nd day of an International Adult Stem Cell conference taking place in the Vatican. In his speech, he spoke about the future of regenerative medicine and education as well as the healing potential of our own cells.

Following his address Lydia O’Kane sat down with Dr Gurdon to talk to him about the breakthroughs in adult stem cell research and his Nobel Prize win.

He said, “I think there is a lot to be said for using adult stem cells because they have a more limited range of cells they can form and that might be very useful”.

Asked was he surprised to learn that he had won a Nobel Prize, he recalled that he was, adding, “I’m sure any recipient is always surprised or at and extremely grateful.”

Reflecting on the continuing advances in scientific research, Dr Gurdon said he would be curious to peer into the future to be able to see new breakthroughs. Listen to Lydia O’Kane’s interview with Dr John Gurdon

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