Is this Cell a Human Being?

Introduction. - Breakthrough in stem cell research? The reprogramming of somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells. Overview and outlook. - Pre-implantation stages of human development: the biological and moral status of early embryos. - Complete moles and parthenotes are not organisms. - Embryos grown in culture deserve the same moral status as embryos after implantation. - Distinguishing embryos from non-embryos. - Is the human embryo a person? On the status of cell entities produced through ANT. - Does a human being have a right to life? The debate on embryo research in Germany as a case study. - Interspecies mixtures and the status of humanity. - The boundaries of humanity: the ethics of human-animal chimeras in cloning and stem cell research. - Is this cell entity a human being? Neural activity, spiritual soul, and the status of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).