Scientific freedom and research cloning: Can a ban be justified?

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9429, 2004, Pages 124-126

  Caulfield, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; EMBRYO RESEARCH; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN CLONING; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NOTE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

EID: 3042832974     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16653-1     Document Type: Note

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