‘Effects of climate change on health will affect most populations in the next decades and put the lives and wellbeing of billions of people at increased risk’ (Costello et al. 2009)
‘Effects of climate change on health will affect most populations in the next decades and put the lives and wellbeing of billions of people at increased risk’ (Costello et al. 2009)
Arguments about the reliability of the scientific data and the seriousness of climate change have dominated the public and policy discourse on climate change in Australia. There has been little attempt to situate the climate change debate within a broader policy framework or to assess the risk to national and international security, in which the probability of an adverse climate event is weighted by the magnitude of its impact.
While stem cell therapy has been part of medical practice for decades in the form of bone marrow transplantation and other treatments, recent advances have led to a revolution in biology and medicine that has not yet peaked. A key advance has been the development of human pluripotent stem cells. There is also a broadening awareness that all adult solid organs and soft tissues contain stem and progenitor cells that likely contribute to tissue homeostasis and repair after injury.
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