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We would like to thank our CIRM grantees, the other state stem cell research programs and the national research institutions who related their experiences with embryo donation and hESC line derivation. In addition, we thank D. Adamson of International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies for comments on an early draft of this publication.

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Lomax, G., Trounson, A. Correcting misperceptions about cryopreserved embryos and stem cell research. Nat Biotechnol 31, 288–290 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2541

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