Can we develop ethically universal embryonic stem-cell lines?
Human embryonic stem-cell (hESC) research faces opposition from those who object to the destruction of human embryos. Over the past few years, a series of new approaches have been proposed for deriving hESC lines without injuring a living embryo. Each of these presents scientific challenges and raises ethical and political questions. Do any of these methods have the potential to provide a source of hESCs that will be acceptable to those who oppose the current approaches?
Green
Ronald M
RM
Ethics Institute, Dartmouth College, 27 North Main Street, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755-3500, USA. ronald.m.green@dartmouth.edu
D001757:Blastomeres / Q000166:cytology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D019976:Cloning, Organism / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods*; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D003643:Death; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D053652:Nuclear Transfer Techniques / Q000941:ethics; D010312:Parthenogenesis / Q000941:ethics; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods