The bioethics of stem cell research and therapy.
Discussion of the bioethics of human stem cell research has transitioned from controversies over the source of human embryonic stem cells to concerns about the ethical use of stem cells in basic and clinical research. Key areas in this evolving ethical discourse include the derivation and use of other human embryonic stem cell-like stem cells that have the capacity to differentiate into all types of human tissue and the use of all types of stem cells in clinical research. Each of these issues is discussed as I summarize the past, present, and future bioethical issues in stem cell research.
Hyun
Insoo
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Department of Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4976, USA. insoo.hyun@case.edu
D000818:Animals; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D000071616:CDX2 Transcription Factor; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000941:ethics*; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics*
D000071616:CDX2 Transcription Factor; C491270:CDX2 protein, human; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins