How can ethics relate to science? The case of stem cell research

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 591-595

  Carvalho, Ana Sofia ^a   Ramalho Santos, João ^b,c  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

bioethics; embryo; ethics; induced pluripotent stem cells; science; stem cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT STEM CELL; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO MORTALITY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL RESEARCH; UMBILICAL CORD; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO RESEARCH; ETHICS; SCIENCE;

HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; RESEARCH EMBRYO CREATION; SCIENCE; STEM CELL RESEARCH;

EID: 84885931079     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.232     Document Type: Article

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