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Iran: The Stem Cell Fatwa

Science and religion's unlikely union.

Aired 06/07/2009 | Rating NR

FRONTLINE/World

Iran: The Stem Cell Fatwa

Special | 12m 43s

Science and religion's unlikely union.

While headlines about Iran barely get beyond religious extremism and nuclear bombs, this FRONTLINE/World story reveals that the staunchly conservative theocracy has married science and religion to become a world-class hub for embryonic stem cell research.

Aired 06/07/2009 | Rating NR

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FRONTLINE/World is made possible by Shell. Major funding provided by the Skoll Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

FRONTLINE/World

Iran: The Stem Cell Fatwa

Special | 12m 43s

While headlines about Iran barely get beyond religious extremism and nuclear bombs, this FRONTLINE/World story reveals that the staunchly conservative theocracy has married science and religion to become a world-class hub for embryonic stem cell research.

Aired 06/07/2009 | Rating NR

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FRONTLINE/World is made possible by Shell. Major funding provided by the Skoll Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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