Intrigued by the debate on embryonic stem cells, Arlene made this animation detailing what, at the time, were the primary methods for culling and propagating stem cells. Arlene’s reading of His Dark Materials also inspired the visual link between stem cells and champagne. For more information and for a condensed version of this movie, please visit the Blastocyst(Champagne) and stemcell/champagne pages. Special thanks to David Briggs for lending his voice to this project.