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Francis Collins: “The real reason for distress about the current legal uncertainty is that patients may have to put hope on hold.”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2010
The real reason for distress about the current legal uncertainty is that patients may have to put hope on hold.
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Francis Collins
Pennsylvania

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Collins highlights the impact of legal uncertainty on patient hope in stem cell research.

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