Stem cell therapy: a look at current research, regulations, and remaining hurdles
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Stem cell therapy: a look at current research, regulations, and remaining hurdles
Abstract
Stem cell therapies offer great promise for a wide range of diseases and conditions. However, stem cell research-particularly human embryonic stem cell research-has also been a source of ongoing ethical, religious, and political controversy.
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