May 6, 2005

National Academies Report Recommends Tighter Rules for Stem-Cell Research

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Universities and research institutions should set up a new kind of in-house oversight committee to approve and manage studies using human embryonic stem cells, a National Academies panel recommended last week. The panel also suggested ethics guidelines for conducting the research that are stricter than existing government rules.

The report, "Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research," said the proposed oversight committees would provide an additional level of review beyond the

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