title: Science and ethics: bridge to the future for regenerative medicine.
abstract: The objective of this article is to reflect on the relationship between regenerative medicine and ethics, using as references the Aristotelian concept of what is ethical and that of Raessler Van Potter about bioethics. To do this, I will briefly describe the advances in regenerative medicine with stem cells, the strategies for producing pluripotential cells without destroying human embryos, and the great potential of stem cells to improve life for Humanity, noting that for this to be possible, it is necessary to locate the role of regenerative medicine in the context of human values and well being. In this way, this article has a real perspective of the role that regenerative medicine can play in benefitting human beings and engendering respect for human and natural environments.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Bioetica, Pontificia Universidad Católica School of Medicine, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Ventura-Juncá
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Patricio
keywords: Bioethics; Regenerative medicine; Science and human values; Stem cells