Lost Cells
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Lost Cells
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗

What does it mean to lose something as valuable as our own DNA? That’s one of the many questions in Lost Cells, a gripping investigative podcast series that uncovers the human stories behind the promises and failures of high-tech health solutions.

In Spain, a former journalist with a terminal illness searches desperately for his daughter’s stem cells, hoping they can save his life. In Serbia, a family’s plans to help their daughter through cutting-edge research collapse when the promises of the Cryo-Save stem cell bank are broken. Meanwhile, from Switzerland to the United States, a team of journalists works to uncover the truth behind these failures.


This trilingual series, available in English, Spanish and French, explores the global impact of Cryo-Save’s collapse. 


Lost Cells is a story of vulnerability, hope, and the ethical challenges of stem cell research. It takes listeners into the heart of an industry that touches on our deepest fears and aspirations about health and technology. Listen and subscribe to Lost Cells wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, iVoox, Spotify, and YouTube.

Lost Cells is an original SWI swissinfo.ch trilingual podcast series in collaboration with Piz Gloria Productions, Futur Proche and Studio Ochenta. 

Health & Fitness
Medicine
Science
Medicine
Update frequency:
every 11 days
Average audio length:
21 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
8 episodes
since Jan. 23, 2025
episodic
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A new season of the Swiss Connection Science podcast is out now.

Send a text An original SWI swissinfo.ch trilingual podcast series in collaboration with Piz Gloria Productions, Futur Proche and Studio Ochenta.
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Ep 6 - The Canaries

Ep 6 - The Canaries

Send us a text In our series finale, the Lost Cells team digs deeper into the international standards of the cord blood banking industry. Antoine confronts the Swiss authorities for answers. Tatiana and Ratko vow to go public and warn parents all over the world with everything they’ve learned about…
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Ep 5 - In Limbo

Ep 5 - In Limbo

Send us a text Families across Europe feel like they’re being held hostage. Who owns their cells? Do they have any rights? They fight back with the only thing they do have: their own tenacity and an international network of sleuths. An original SWI swissinfo.ch trilingual podcast series in collabor…
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Ep 4 - The Hunt

Ep 4 - The Hunt

Send us a text Luis Daniel, Tatiana and Ratko investigate in multiple European jurisdictions. The international band of families turns to Antoine Harari and Valeria Mazzucchi, two journalists based in Geneva, to give them the answers they can’t get from a company in turmoil. Luis Daniel visits Pola…
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Ep 3 - The Program

Ep 3 - The Program

Send us a text Tatiana and Ratko prepare to move their frozen stem cells but things don’t go as planned. Perhaps the company and its marketing aren’t everything they’ve been promised? Families around Europe begin asking questions about their cells, and where and how they’re being stored. Swiss auth…
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Ep 2 - Seeds Of Hope

Ep 2 - Seeds Of Hope

Send us a text Tatiana and her husband Ratko choose cord blood banking in Switzerland for their daughter’s cells. They seek out a top US university conducting research in stem cell transplants and are offered a rare opportunity to be part of this leading-edge program. An original SWI swissinfo.ch t…
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Ep 1 - The Promise

Ep 1 - The Promise

Send us a text Luis Daniel suffers from a rare blood cancer. Could promising stem cell research, and a baby be the chance he’s been looking for? Banking his baby’s cord blood offers an opportunity to secure a potential cure. He looks to a leading company based in Switzerland to help him protect him…
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Coming Soon

Send us a text An original SWI swissinfo.ch trilingual podcast series in collaboration with Piz Gloria Productions, Futur Proche and Studio Ochenta.
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