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The rather funny thing in all this I didn't bring up is that there may not even be a need to harvest fertlized cells as there are already stemcell lines out there. These are the pluripotent cell types.
The best cells for curing disease would come from fetuses which are further developed. We don't really understand what makes a liver become a liver, but if you had a fetus at the exact stage the liver started to form, those cells would be most valueable to study.
The pluripotent stem cell research is really just that, pure research. I'd put more money on adult stem cells for curing SOME disease, and for the fetal ones for curing many diseases.
My thoughts though is that once using the basic stem cell lines are 'accepted' the next step will be to use fetal cells. THAT is going to be a fun debate.
If of course you believe life begins at conception, then its all a moot point.
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