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A qualified endorsement of embryonic stem cell research, based on two widely shared beliefs about the brain-diseased patients such research might benefit
- Dr R DiSilvestro, Department of Philosophy, California State University, Sacramento, Mendocino Hall, Room 3016, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6033, USA; rdisilv{at}csus.edu
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A qualified endorsement of embryonic stem cell research, based on two widely shared beliefs about the brain-diseased patients such research might benefit
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- Received May 31, 2007
- Revised November 9, 2007
- Accepted November 16, 2007
- First published June 30, 2008.
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April 27, 2016
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