title: Ethical and social considerations of stem cell research.
abstract: Much recent interest has focused on whether stem cell therapy could alleviate or even cure common degenerative diseases. This has been accompanied by debate on the ethics of destructive research on early human embryos. Stem cells derived from various sources raise different ethical issues, but their contribution to medical research could be immense. Any use of stem cells should be subject to appropriate scientific and ethical review.
authors.affiliation: Wellcome/CRC Institute, University of Cambridge, UK. a.mclaren@welc.cam.ac.uk
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authors.lastname: McLaren
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009014:Morals; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D012961:Sociology; D013234:Stem Cells