# The promise of research with stem cells

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2012
- Speaker: Susan Solomon
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, Economics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_solomon_the_promise_of_research_with_stem_cells)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Calling them "our bodies' own repair kits," Susan Solomon advocates research using lab-grown stem cells. By growing individual pluripotent stem cell lines, her team creates testbeds that could accelerate research into curing diseases -- and perhaps lead to individualized treatment, targeted not just to a particular disease but a particular person.

## Lectures

1. [The promise of research with stem cells](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/susan_solomon_the_promise_of_research_with_stem_cells/5881d162621a), 15 min (TED's player)