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On the Use of Animals in Emergent Embryonic Stem Cell Research for Spinal Cord Injuries
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posted on 2023-05-17, 06:17 authored by Fenton, A, Frederic GilbertFrederic GilbertIn early 2009, President Obama overturned the ban on federal funding for research involving the derivation of human embryonic stem cells (hECS). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also approved Geron's first-in-human hECS trial for spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. We anticipate an increase in both research in the United States to derive hECS and applications to the FDA for approval of clinical trials involving transplantation of hECSs. An increase in such clinical trials will require a concomitant increase in the number of preceding preclinical assays. We examine important issues concerning the use of animals in SCI stem cell research that require a reevaluation of the moral permissibility of studies such as Geron's.
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Publication title
Journal of Animal EthicsPagination
37-45ISSN
2156-5414Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
University of Illinois PressPlace of publication
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