Began in 2009, the first human trials using embryonic stem cells were used:

A) in patients with Crohn's disease
B) in patients with debilitating spinal cord injuries
C) to treat teratomas
D) to regenerate cardiac muscle cells in patients who had suffered heart attacks
E) to treat leukemias and lymphomas


Answer: B) in patients with debilitating spinal cord injuries

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