Italy blocks controversial stem cell therapy

Italy blocks controversial stem cell therapy. Nature Biotechnology 31, 1062 (2013); doi:10.1038/nbt1213-1062a
Published online 06 December 2013

The Italian government withdrew its support for a controversial stem cell therapy trial before it was due to start, prompting an outcry from patients. The decision was announced by Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin on October 10, after an ad hoc scientific committee deemed the treatment too risky and undefined. In…