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Research sharing, ethics and public benefit

Nature Biotechnology volume 25, pages 398–401 (2007)Cite this article

Other areas of biomedical research should emulate new standards from the International Society for Stem Cell Research highlighting the importance of sharing materials, data and research rights, and requiring fair global access to resulting diagnostics and therapies.

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