Stem cell research in chaos as scientist loses patent battle over extracting cells from human embryos

Medical research has been thrown into turmoil after a court ruled that a procedure for extracting stem cells from human embryos cannot be patented.

The European Court of Justice said the commercial use of stem cells endangered 'respect for human dignity'.

But the scientist who pioneered a method of growing new nerve cells said the ruling was 'an unbelievable setback' for stem cell research.  Read Here