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Article: Stem Cells: Their Promise, Their Problems.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
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- March 9, 2005
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By Kingsley L. Taft, Ph.D. and Sharon Webb, M.D., Ph.D.
Originally published March 2005
Stem cells have been in the news a great deal recently, both for their medical promise and the difficult ethical questions the use of embryonic stem cells present. Here we discuss some of the science, medical treatments, ethics, IP concerns and business of stem cells.
What Are Stem Cells?
There are two general categories of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Stem cells are the cells from which all other cells in an organism originate. All the cells in your body, for example, ultimately originated from stem cells. They do this by a ...