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Science 9 August 2002:
Vol. 297. no. 5583, p. 924
DOI: 10.1126/science.297.5583.924
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STEM CELL LINES:
Regulations Constrain Stem Cell Research Across the Globe

Gretchen Vogel

U.S. researchers aren't the only ones facing delays acquiring human embryonic stem cells (see main text). Many of their colleagues in Europe and Asia are constrained by similar government regulations, and some still face outright bans on the work, which is controversial because it entails the destruction of an embryo but promises new types of treatments for a host of diseases. Science provides a snapshot of various regulations, many of which are still in flux.

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