Early human development is a complex, multistep process that’s even more complicated to study in the lab. Models made from stem cells avoid some of the trouble with using real human embryos.
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We should think carefully about whether it is ethical to create living human-like beings only to conduct research on them.
The International Society for Stem Cell Research’s newly released guidelines aim to address new ethical challenges posed by stem cell advances such as model embryos and human-monkey hybrid embryos.
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Professor - Emerging Technologies (Stem Cells) at The University of Melbourne and Group Leader - Stem Cell Ethics & Policy at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Bioethics, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Theme Director, Cell Biology, Murdoch Children's Research Institute