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Stem cells, morals and the courts
Author(s) -
Garfinkel Michele
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2011.242
Subject(s) - embryonic stem cell , morality , stem cell , economic justice , political science , law , law and economics , biology , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene
Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice revoked a patent on how to generate nerve cells from human embryonic stem cells. The decision raises intriguing questions about the freedom of research versus concerns about the morality of a technology.
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