July 7, 2009

NIH Pleases Scientists With New Rules for Stem-Cell Research

By Paul Basken

Federal regulators on Monday set new rules for government financing of stem-cell research. The rules will allow such work if a review panel determines that couples gave the necessary “informed consent” for the use of their embryos. Scientists will get the chance to demonstrate to the review panel that older cell lines, created during the past decade and crucial to continuing research, meet this ethical standard.

The creation of a review panel, as part of final guidelines

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