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We would like to thank Canada's Stem Cell Network for funding and the University of Alberta's Health Law Institute for administrative support. We also gratefully acknowledge C. Scott, J. McCormick, T. Bubela and C. Murdoch for their helpful suggestions regarding data collection. Finally, we thank C. Toole for her research support, and G. Barr and T. Adido for their assistance in coding the data.

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Zarzeczny, A., Rachul, C., Nisbet, M. et al. Stem cell clinics in the news. Nat Biotechnol 28, 1243–1246 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1210-1243b

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