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Volume 350:1275-1276 March 25, 2004 Number 13 Next

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It is rare that a field of scientific research can simultaneously represent a domain of fundamental discovery in human biology and potentially have major effects on human health and the quality of life. Human embryonic stem cells serve not only as a resource for basic research, but also as the starting material for the development of cell-based therapies. Formidable scientific challenges face those who aim to develop cell-based therapies. It will take the efforts of many scientists and clinicians in a variety of disciplines to bring this endeavor to fruition. Of immediate importance and concern is whether or not we . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

This article was published at www.nejm.org on March 3, 2004.

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