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PepsiCo's research processes and those of our partners are confidential for competitive reasons. However, PepsiCo does not conduct or fund research – including research funded by PepsiCo but performed by third parties - that utilizes any human tissue or cell lines derived from embryos or fetuses."

Senomyx however seem to have derived some of their research from Human Embryonic Kidney cells derived from an aborted foetus from the Netherlands in 1972.

So it seems there is some tiny piece of distorted truth in this. Interesting thread!