Cloning, stem cells, and medicine's future

Human embryonic stem cells, primitive cells with the ability to form every type of tissue, could lead to effective treatments or even cures for ailments such as heart failure, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and spinal-cord injury. But creating the cells requires destroying human embryos, a huge...

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Published in:Technology review (1998) 2003-06, Vol.106 (5), p.70-71
Main Author: Jonietz, Erika
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone marrow
Breast cancer
Cloning
Disease
Embryos
Health care
High technology industry
Human cloning
Medical research
Okarma, Thomas B
Okarma, Tom
Parkinson's disease
Stem cells
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Summary:Human embryonic stem cells, primitive cells with the ability to form every type of tissue, could lead to effective treatments or even cures for ailments such as heart failure, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and spinal-cord injury. But creating the cells requires destroying human embryos, a hugely controversial issue. In an interview, Thomas B. Okarma, president and CEO of Geron, discusses the scientific and social issues raised by this type of research.
ISSN:1099-274X
2837-4703
2158-9186