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Science 8 March 2002:
Vol. 295. no. 5561, pp. 1818 - 1820
DOI: 10.1126/science.295.5561.1818
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STEM CELLS:
In the Mideast, Pushing Back the Stem Cell Frontier

Gretchen Vogel

JERUSALEM AND HAIFA--Ongoing controversy over the ethics of research involving human embryonic stem (ES) cells has meant that in many countries biologists have spent more time lobbying politicians and courting public opinion than they have in their labs learning about the cells. But thanks to liberal regulations governing embryo research and broad public support, Israeli scientists have been at the forefront of ES cell research. Because of their head start, Israeli scientists have helped set the pace for the rest of the world.

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Embryonic stem cells: the disagreement debate and embryonic stem cell research in Israel.
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