Human Capital - legitimacy

  • public upheld as important to consult but often deemed incomptent (when against research practices)
  • industry is typically demonized (researchers can be influenced when employed in industry)- government should do more
  • science is legitimate due to governmentally reinforced research protocols, ethics reviews, consentment practices
  • while status of embryonic cells are problematized (therapeutic) ends justify means


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