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Fetal tissue was used for biomedical research as far back as the late 1920s. In as early as 1928 there were unsuccessful attempts to transplant fetal pancreatic tissue to diabetics. Fetal tissue was used successfully in biomedical research in ‘50s, where it was invaluable in helping develop the polio vaccine. Fetal tissue cultures were also crucial in the development of the rubella vaccine. ... Fetal tissue and stem cells, the most fundamental cells that compose fetal tissue, have unique characteristics that make them distinctively important for research. ... They are able to reproduce quickly and to grow into any of the body’s tissue types, such as the skin, liver, kidney, or brain.
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