adult stem cells

Human cloning breakthrough prompts religious objections

By David Gibson — May 15, 2013
(RNS) News that scientists in Oregon had for the first time recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos prompted dire warnings from religious leaders who say the research crosses a bioethical red line and could lead to designer babies.

Vatican gets behind adult stem cell research

By Alessandro Speciale — April 9, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Wading into one of the most controversial fields of modern medicine, the Vatican is promoting adult stem cells as an ethical and scientifically more promising approach to genetic therapy than embryonic stem cells.
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