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Therehas beenconsiderable publicityaboutthe potentialof stem celltherapiesin curing
F. chronicdiseasesand disabilities. Muchof it has blurredthe distinction
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humanembryonicresearchand the perfectlyethicaluse of adultstem cells.So far,all the scientific
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breakthroughsare in the fieldof adultstem cell researchyet the campaignfor publicfundsto allow
researchinvolvingthe killingof livinghumanembryosgoes on unabated.The followingquestions
and answerswill hopefullyhelpclarifysome of the issuesinvolved.
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