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Bartha Maria Knoppers
Bioethics and Stem Cells
The discomfort surrounding stem cell research, I think, comes from the different values that
people give to different cells, to different parts of the body. That used to be the heart
or the brain, and now it's the stem cells. Bioethics for me is not only about asking
questions, but it's a neutral territory where people having different values, and thus different
concerns, can come together for a free and open discussion. Hopefully in the next five
years our policy makers will realize that this is not a scary area and what I am looking
forward to is having a responsible framing if you like, of the science of stem cell research.