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2024-03-19 09:17:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FA2A1D45CB3EAF64A6902E627065B3683701732651A463BEA5DA622D4E034228
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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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