title: European stem cell patents: taking the moral high road?
abstract: A European law that prevents the patenting of discoveries that contravene morality is causing confusion when it comes to human embryonic stem cells. The ensuing debate is markedly different from the one in the United States, where the scope of stem cell patents and their licensing are under challenge.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonetta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000941:ethics*; D013234:Stem Cells