Brazil's top court approves stem cell research

May 30th, 2008 in Biology /
Brazil's top court approves stem cell research (AP)


A group of handicapped people leave Brazilīs Supreme Court's building after attending an audience about stem cell research in Brasilia, Thursday, May 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

(AP) -- Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that scientists can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which holds the promise of curing Parkinson's disease and diabetes but raises ethical concerns about the limits on human life.


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