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Stem-cell research

Complex political, ethical and legal issues surround research on human embryonic stem cells. Diane Gershon explores the field's long-term career prospects.

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  1. Diane Gershon is Assistant Editor, New Technology, for Nature Medicine.

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Gershon, D. Stem-cell research. Nature 422, 928–929 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj6934-928a

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