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. 2008 Feb 7;2(2):103-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2008.01.021.

Human ES cells and a blastocyst from one embryo: exciting science but conflicting ethics?

Martin H Johnson  1
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Human ES cells and a blastocyst from one embryo: exciting science but conflicting ethics?

Martin H Johnson. Cell Stem Cell. .
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Abstract

In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Chung et al. (2008) remove a single blastomere to generate a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line without prejudicing the development of the biopsied embryo. Their method stimulates new ideas about hESC formation, but ethicopolitical concerns remain.

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  • Human embryonic stem cell lines generated without embryo destruction.
    Chung Y, Klimanskaya I, Becker S, Li T, Maserati M, Lu SJ, Zdravkovic T, Ilic D, Genbacev O, Fisher S, Krtolica A, Lanza R. Chung Y, et al. Cell Stem Cell. 2008 Feb 7;2(2):113-7. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2007.12.013. Epub 2008 Jan 10. Cell Stem Cell. 2008. PMID: 18371431 No abstract available.

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