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On the Use of Animals in Emergent Embryonic Stem Cell Research for Spinal Cord Injuries
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Fenton, A and Gilbert, F, On the Use of Animals in Emergent Embryonic Stem Cell Research for Spinal Cord Injuries, Journal of Animal Ethics, 1, (1) pp. 37-45. ISSN 2156-5414 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2011 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
DOI: doi:10.5406/janimalethics.1.1.0037
Abstract
In 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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| Research Group: | Applied Ethics |
| Research Field: | Ethical Use of New Technology (e.g. Nanotechnology, Biotechnology) |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| UTAS Author: | Gilbert, F (Dr Frederic Gilbert) |
| ID Code: | 70086 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Deposited By: | Philosophy |
| Deposited On: | 2011-06-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2012-06-12 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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