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Authors :
Coghlan, Andy
Boyce, Nell
Source :
New Scientist. 08/19/2000, Vol. 167 Issue 2252, p4. 2p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

Reports on the recommendation by the British government to change laws to allow research on human embryos. Use of stem cells, which are primordial cells that can grow into almost any type of tissue, to make replacement tissue for anything in the body; Alternative of therapeutic cloning which makes perfectly matched organs from the patient's own tissue; Pressure for change of laws that ban research on stem cells in the United States; How the use of adult stem cells could be an alternative to embryos.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
167
Issue :
2252
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
3458303