Research guidelines for embryoids

Human embryo models formed from stem cells—known as embryoids—allow scientists to study the elusive first stages of human development without having to experiment on actual human embryos. But clear ethical guidelines for research involving embryoids are still lacking. Previously, a handful of resear...

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Published inJournal of medical ethics Vol. 47; no. 12; p. e67
Main Author Piotrowska, Monika
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics 01.12.2021
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Embryos
Human subjects
Medical ethics
Medical research
Original research
Public policy
Research ethics
stem cell research
Stem cells
Uterus
United States > US
research ethics
stem cell research
public policy
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ISSN0306-6800
1473-4257
1473-4257
DOI10.1136/medethics-2020-106493

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Summary:Human embryo models formed from stem cells—known as embryoids—allow scientists to study the elusive first stages of human development without having to experiment on actual human embryos. But clear ethical guidelines for research involving embryoids are still lacking. Previously, a handful of researchers put forward new recommendations for embryoids, which they hope will be included in the next set of International Society for Stem Cell Research guidelines. Although these recommendations are an improvement over the default approach, they are nonetheless unworkable, because they rely on a poorly conceived notion of an embryoid’s ‘potential’ to trigger stringent research regulations.
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ISSN:0306-6800
1473-4257
1473-4257
DOI:10.1136/medethics-2020-106493