PBS Specials: Stem Cells (July 23) and Women in China (July 25)

This week PBS has two must-see programs, including one that looks at the future of stem cell research and another that examines the role of women in modern-day China.

On Wednesday, July 23 at 9pm, NOVA's ScienceNow will take you through a new way of creating embryonic-like stem cells -- without the embryo: "Though the new method offers a potential alternative to the ethically charged work of using human embryos to isolate these important stem cells, the technique still has a number of obstacles to overcome and has scientists warning this is certainly not the end of the debate."

On Friday, July 25 at 10pm, PBS is airing the next episode of the documentary by filmmaker Jonathan Lewis, China From the Inside. In this segment, Women of the Country examines the role of women in China, focusing on the disparity in the existence of women in urban versus rural areas of the country.

[image: Stem Cells via NOVA scienceNOW]

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