Imagine a future where the Facts of Life are different.

Where the question ‘How are babies made?’ gets a whole new answer.

Cells from inside your mouth could become sperm or an egg, revolutionising fertility.

Your skin cells could be used to unlock the mysteries of human development.

This could be 100 years from now. Or it could come sooner. Much sooner.

Stem cell research is moving fast. So how do we feel about the big ethical questions this raises?

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Episode 1

Opening the Black Box

How does new life go from a ball of cells to a structure that's recognisably human? We don't know. Scientists hope to find out using embryo models, with potentially game-changing results for the future of pregnancy. This first episode delves into the latest science and asks questions about how far we're willing to go.

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Discover the future

What might the amazing developments in stem cell research mean for our future, and what are the ethical questions that we need to grapple with as the science develops?

Join science journalist Marnie Chesterton in this four-part series, as she talks to Dr Naomi Moris from The Francis Crick Institute, and Professor Emily Jackson, expert in medical law at the London School of Economics.

Discover the Future Facts of Life

This project is a collaboration between LSE and The Liminal Space.

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