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Stem Cell Patient

Lupus patient Katherine Hammons comforts fellow patient Margaret Laperle, both treated with stem cells from their own bone marrow. Stem cells could launch a new era of regenerative medicine, curing deadly diseases with custom-made tissues and organs.

Photograph by Max Aguilera-Hellweg