First, a panel discussion about stem cell research with Dr. Gerald Fischbach, Dean of the Columbia Medical School, Dr. Silviu Itescu, Director of Transplantation Immunology at Columbia, Dr. Bill Futrell, President-Elect of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Republican Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, and Republican Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas. They discuss the medical benefits of the use of stem cells and the ethical questions implicit in this medical procedure. Then, a conversation with actor and stem cell activist Christopher Reeve about the need for funding and the importance of stem cell research in understanding and preventing disease and paralysis. He also discusses his...