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Board Letter to Stem Cell Community Regarding Travel to ISSCR 2017
Dear members of the stem cell research community:
The ISSCR community stands united in support of science and the belief that international collaboration and the free flow of ideas is essential to our work. Restricting travel to the U.S. from seven countries named in a recent Executive Order negatively affects scientific exchange, and has generated concern among many.
The ISSCR Opposes U.S. Administration Executive Order on Immigration
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the largest professional organization of stem cell researchers from around the world, opposes the U.S. administration’s Executive Order calling for a 90-day suspension of visas and other immigration benefits for all nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, and Somalia. Preventing medical researchers from entering the U.S. based solely upon their country of origin is contrary to widely accepted international values and is detrimental to progress in science and medicine.
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Human Fetal Tissue: A Critical Resource for Biomedical Research
Fetal tissue research has made major contributions to our understanding of biology and the development of new medical technologies, including vaccines for many diseases that have saved millions of lives.
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