human
being. In this limited sense, pluripotent cells are not potential embryos.
It
may turn out that the difference between totipotency and pluripotency is little
more than a verbal distinction. The genetic code remains the same. The
of hES cells? Laboratory created embryos? No. They
should come from IVF clinics, where the original intent was to fertilize ova
for implantation. U.S. government funds can be used "only if the cells
were derived from early human embryos that