Can artificial parthenogenesis sidestep ethical pitfalls in human therapeutic cloning? An historical perspective

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 733-735

  Fangerau, Heiner ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETIC ENGINEERING AND GENE TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CLONING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORALITY; PARTHENOGENESIS; RELIGION;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CLONING, ORGANISM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MORALS; PARTHENOGENESIS; PUBLIC OPINION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 29644436616     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2004.010199     Document Type: Article

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