Stem Cells and Public Policy

Stem Cells and Public Policy By: Natalie Whitney Stem cells are a steady rising topic in public policy here in the United States. Research on stem cells is supposed to about advancing our knowledge about how we can develop an organism from single cell and how its cell can later be used to help adult organisms. Scientists are investigating this possibility of cell-based therapies to treat diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease. Like a …

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