What has been the largest barrier to using stem cells to treat disease?
A. availability of stem cells
B. rejection of stem cells by the body
C. adverse effects of treatment
D. cost of treatment
E. ethical and religious objections
E. ethical and religious objections
The largest barrier to using stem cells to treat disease has been public objection, on religious and ethical grounds, to the destruction of human embryos that are most useful in stem cell research.
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