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Submitted on February 21, 2006
Accepted on June 15, 2006

Embryonic Stem Cells

Scientific and Ethical Roadblocks to Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy

Lori Gruen 1 and Laura Grabel 1*

1 Departments of Philosophy and Biology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lgrabel{at}wesleyan.edu.


  Abstract

Despite the identified therapeutic potential of embryonic stem cells for treating human disease and injury, a number of roadblocks, scientific and ethical, stand in the way of progress towards this goal. We identify six areas of particular interest -- tumorigenicity, animal product contamination, genetic compatibility, funding, cell type for transplantation, "embryo friendly" derivation methods and discuss avenues for moving beyond the difficulties.

Key Words. human embryonic stem cell therapy, ethics, oversight




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