The beginning of life of a new human being from the scientific biological perspective and its bioethical implications

The issue of when the human life begins is a very important subject since it has a significant impact on the decisions that we have to take in relation to human beings in development, particularly human embryos. In this article we discuss some of the more relevant biological evidence supporting the...

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Main Authors: Patricio Ventura-Juncá, Manuel J Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602011000200013