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2024-03-19 13:01:05 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4BDDBDF2E50FB23F7C7CC3AF3578DC6A3E1D7CAA14B71A275AA8A161AC249411
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The study created mice with human skin grafts to study skin infections. It did not use scalps, but did use fetal skin and liver cells, and donor follicles: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-71548-z Medical research commonly uses human and fetal remains. The AMA has ethical guidelines. https://code-medical-ethics.ama-assn.org/ethics-opinions/research-using-human-fetal-tissue Other groups have concerns: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/fetal-tissue-transgender-pitt-penn-state-university-funding-20230626.html
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