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2024-03-19 21:23:36 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 607CCC45FCE8158A25302617919C661EDDF4DD4200A5D3DA911AE3F072A0F4E0
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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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