There Is No Such Cell as a Human Embryonic Stem Cell– At Least, Not Yet

Abstract Separate and apart from the scientific truths of the tenets of human embryology taught to all medical students by lecture and text, political parsing of these tenets has been rampant for many years. It is time to reclaim these scientific truths before it becomes too late. The American Association of Anatomists should allow for a fair and balanced dialogue on human embryonic stem-cell research. It further should accept the fact that a true human embryonic stem cell has not been identified—at least, not yet.