Sir Paul Nurse

Foetal blood stem cells

Stephen Sackur talks to Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Rockefeller University in New York. Is there a future for stem cell research in the US?

The Rockefeller University in Manhattan is one of the world's leading medical institutions.

Scientists there are expected to lead the way in research over the next century.

One of their most controversial areas of work is in embryonic stem cell research - something the US President, George Bush, is fiercely against.

Stephen Sackur talks to Sir Paul Nurse, the President of the University.

He asks how can he advance his research in the face of such strong opposition?

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