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The potential use of embryonic stem cells for the treatment of common diseases raises a number of ethical concerns relating to the use of embryos in research and the possibility of human reproductive cloning. This paper assesses the debate about the moral permissibility of research using embryonic cells and outlines recent changes in UK legislation.

Original publication

DOI

10.5912/jcb409

Type

Journal article

Journal

Journal of Commercial Biotechnology

Publisher

thinkBiotech, LLC

Publication Date

01/08/2001

Volume

8