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First Patient Treated in Stem Cell Study
Last Friday, researchers in Atlanta injected millions of embryonic stem cells into a patient with a damaged spine, in the first clinical trial of embryonic stem cells in a human being. Phase I is for safety, but they're looking for therapeutic consequences as well. Some critics say it's premature, while others contend it's immoral.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readLast Friday, researchers in Atlanta injected millions of embryonic stem cells into a patient with a damaged spine, in the first clinical trial of embryonic stem cells in a human being. Phase I is for safety, but they're looking for therapeutic consequences as well. Some critics say it's premature, while others contend it's immoral. Rob Stein is national science reporter at the Washington Post.
