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Stem cell therapy and research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2002

ROBIN LOVELL-BADGE
ROBIN LOVELL-BADGE
Affiliation:
Division of Developmental Genetics, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Stem cells are capable of regenerating tissue cells. They have an important potential use in a wide range of therapies, especially as an alternative to organ transplantation, with the advantage that they can be derived from the patient and thus avoid rejection. Embryonic stem cells are potentially capable of forming all kinds of cells. Their use is controversial however, because they are derived from early embryos and because, if they were to match the patient, they would have to be obtained using the same techniques that could, in theory, be used to produce cloned individuals. This article discusses the uses and problems of stem cell research and therapy.

Type
Research Article
Information
European Review , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , July 2002 , pp. 359 - 367
Copyright
© Academia Europaea 2002

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