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ScienceScopeGermany has a law that forbids embryo research. But the DFG--Germany's science funding agency--was scheduled to decide on 7 December whether to fund a grant application from University of Bonn neuroscientist Oliver Brüstle to work with cell lines imported from abroad (Science, 8 June, p. 1811). Last week, Bundestag leaders of both the ruling and opposition parties urged DFGchief Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker to put off the decision until parliament debates the issue. If Winnacker agrees, the debate could be difficult for stem cell research backers. An ethics commission advising the Bundestag, for instance, this week voted 17-7 against allowing importation of the cells. Brüstle, frustrated, says the nearly 2 years of discussions soon "must reach a conclusion." If the DFGdelays, his application could be considered at the next meeting of the grants panel on 1 February. In Japan, a national board must now review a stem cell research proposal approved 5 November by Kyoto University.
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