* Deptt. of Forensic Medicine, SAIMS, Indore, MP.
** Deptt. of Forensic Medicine, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, UP.
*** Deptt. of Pathology, SAIMS, Indore, MP.
**** Community Medicine, SAIMS, Indore, MP.
Stem cells research is emerging as a new domain of biomedical research in India that has the potential to offer therapeutic options for noncurable disease like Parkinsonism, diabetes and injuries. However like other scientific programme, stem cells research programme has created many scientific controversies and has raised social, legal and ethical issues, thus creating challenges for regulatory bodies, policy makers and scientists for making a uniform guideline in view of potential application of stem cell research and development of advance center for research activities. An open dialogue between the scientific community, physicians, patients and their advocates, lawmakers, and the lay population should be done to raise and address important ethical and legal issues and to balance the benefits and risks associated with stem cell Research and Therapy.
