EXPERTS from the Centre for Life are explaining the complex and emotive field of stem cell research during a day of free activities in Newcastle's Times Square.
Over the last year, the Centre for Life's science communication team, in partnership with the North-east England Stem Cell Institute, has been running regular public events to help explain the science behind stem cells to the general public.
The events, held in city and town centres and, earlier this month, at The House of Commons prior to the second reading of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, have given the public the chance to meet stem cell scientists and representatives from charities dealing with diseases such as Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis.
Linda Conlon, Chief Executive of the Newcastle-based Centre for Life said: "There is a significant level of public concern about this area of research and there have been some highly emotive and misleading messages, which quite understandably, have frightened people.
"Our public events help to separate fact from fiction and provide information in an accessible and palatable way."
Today's events runs until 4pm in the Geodesic Dome outside the Centre for Life in Times Square, Newcastle.
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