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5. Findings and Recommendations
Pages 55-60

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From page 55...
... Finding 1: Experiments in mice and other nonhuman animals are necessary but not sufficient for medical advances in human regenerative medicine. There are substantial biological differences between animal and human development and between animal and human stem cells, although the full range of similarities and differences is not understood.
From page 56...
... The therapeutic implications of these biological differences are not clear, and additional scientific data are needed on ah stem cell types. Adult stem cells from bone marrow have so far provided most of the examples of successful therapies for replacement of diseased or destroyed cells.
From page 57...
... Recommendation: Human stem cell research that is publicly funded and conducted under established standards of open scientific exchange, peer-review, and public oversight offers the most efficient and responsible means to Fife the promise of stem cells to meet the need for regenerative medical therapies. Finding 5: Conflicting ethical perspectives surround the use of embryonic stem cells in medical research, particularly where the moral and legal status of human embryos is concerned.
From page 58...
... Recombinant-DNA techniques likewise raised questions and were subject to intense debate and public scrutiny. In that case, a national advisory body, the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, was established at the National Institutes of Health to ensure that the research met with the highest scientific and ethical standards.
From page 59...
... These scientific efforts include the use of a number oftechniques to manipulate the genetic makeup of stem cells, including somatic cell nuclear transfer.


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