TRANSPLANTING ORGANS GROWN FROM ADULT STEM CELLS

That this House welcomes the first transplant of an organ grown in a laboratory from adult stem cells; notes that by using stem cells obtained from the organ recipient both the risk of rejection and the need for long-term immuno-suppressant drug therapy are removed; further notes the role played in the transplant by Bristol University, a world-renowned centre of excellence in stem cell research; and calls on the Government to foster the translation of stem cell research into effective treatments as a means of assisting the terminally and criticially ill and of boosting the reputation of UK science internationally.