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INTRODUCTION: The Ethical, Legal & Policy Challenges of Stopping Biological Time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2024

Susan M. Wolf ,
Timothy L. Pruett  and
Korkut Uygun
Susan M. Wolf
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA
Timothy L. Pruett
Affiliation:
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA
Korkut Uygun
Affiliation:
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
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CryopreservationBiopreservationBiorepositoriesEmerging TechnologyELSI
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 52 , Issue 3: Emerging Technologies to Stop Biological Time: The Ethical, Legal & Policy Challenges of Advanced Biopreservation , Fall 2024 , pp. 529 - 533
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

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