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Scientific and technological advances; Dr Hossein Baharvand (Head, Stem Cell Research, Royan Institute) interview SOT- stem cells is the future of medicine, I think / we have lots of accidents in Iran, lots of diabetes and also heart diseases / interested in finding new methods for treating these diseasesLab technician brings in container containing rats (which have been part of experiment to repair damaged spinal chords) and puts them on ground ZOOM INOne rat lifted from cage and put on ground, where it walks aroundEXTFlock of sheep enter penHeads of sheep in pen PANEwe (which is due to give birth to Iran's first cloned sheep in the summer) TILT UP to faceMICROSCOPIC SHOT of egg under microscopeMiscroscope being used by lab technician (2 shots)MICROSCOPIC SHOT of egg being fertilisedDr Mohammad Nasr (Cloning Scientist, Royan Institute) interview SOT- cloning for therapeutic and research purposes is welcome / they even promote people to work in this field / religious leaders say well doneDr Reza Samani (Secretary, Ethics Committee, Royan Institute) interview SOT- we asked our supreme leader, when beginning research, if it was OK / he banned reproductive cloning but (other) cloning is OKCUTAWAYClose Shot fatwa from Ayatollah KhameneiQomEXTPilgrims entering Masumeh shrine PULL OUTPeople milling aboutWoman and child (both in black veils)More women (all wearing black veils) sitting with childrenPeople along at shrineINTDr Hasan Eslami Ardakani (Professor of Theology and Bioethics) interview (translated) SOT- no reasons to ban human cloning because arguments used against it aren't strong enough / most reasons they use seem to be influenced by science fictionEXTGeneral View Shrine TILT DOWN reporter to cameraTehranRoyan InstituteINTSequence Patients at reception desk of fertility clinic (3 shots)Men in waiting area (3 shots)Dr Diane Tober (Medical Anthropologist, University of California) interview SOT- they didn...