November 21, 2003

Approved Stem Cells Are Called Inadequate

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

The 78 lines of human embryonic stem cells eligible for use in federally financed research will probably not allow fair access by members of minority groups to any resulting experimental medical therapies, a panel of scientists and ethicists reported last week.

Researchers will need a larger number and variety of stem-cell lines, or colonies, the report said. To succeed, the scientists must either raise private funds or persuade the Bush administration to ease a policy that bans

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