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: 06/07/09

Rating: NR

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