In the past few years, scientists have proposed several alternatives to deriving human ES cells that would not
require destruction of a human embryo (Science, 24 December 2004, p. 2174).
Not exact matches
The research needed to make the
embryo develop to term will
require trial and error, with the resulting
destruction of countless embryonic
human lives.
The court also ruled that if «the subject matter
of the patent application
requires the prior
destruction of human embryos or their use as base material,» the application is not patentable.
The process transforms the adult cells into pluripotent stem cells, which seem to share the key characteristics
of embryonic stem cells but do not
require the creation, use, or
destruction of a
human embryo.
Removing the stem cells
requires the
destruction of the
embryo, which some people liken to
destruction of a
human being.