July 27, 2001

NIH Gives Cautious Approval to Embryonic-Stem-Cell Research

By RON SOUTHWICK

Scientists should proceed with studies on stem cells taken from human embryos and from adult tissue, the National Institutes of Health said in a long-awaited report released last week. The report came as supporters and critics of research on embryonic stem cells clashed at a Senate hearing over whether President Bush should allow federal funds to be used for such studies.

Although the N.I.H. stopped short of concluding that stem cells culled from embryos are superior for research

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