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Volume 27, 2008 - Issue 2: Stem Cell Spaces, Places and Flows
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“So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland

Erica HaimesPolicy, Ethics and Life Sciences (PEALS) Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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Rouven PorzUnit for Ethics in the Biosciences, University of Basel, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Jackie ScullyUnit for Ethics in the Biosciences, University of Basel, Switzerland;School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, UK
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Christoph Rehmann-SutterUnit for Ethics in the Biosciences, University of Basel, Switzerland
Pages 113-126 | Published online: 24 Jun 2008

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