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Before Stem Cell Research Was Such a Prominent Topic in the News

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Before stem cell research was such a prominent topic in the news, many people were misinformed about embryonic stem cell research. Many people thought that this form of stem cell research could be completed only by collecting stem cells from electively aborted fetuses. Explain specifically where embryonic stem cells come from when used for research and why these cells would not typically be found in aborted fetuses.


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