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Policy environments may shape international progress of human embryonic stem cell research

Published in Blood Weekly, June 19th, 2008

Biomedical research may be substantially hampered by drawn out debates, conflicting legislation and restrictive policies. A new analysis, published by Cell Press in the June issue of Cell Stem Cell, investigates the influence of policy environments on the progression of research related to human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and offers new insight into the international development of this often ethically controversial field.

"There is no doubt that hESC science is governed by a complicated patchwork of policies that vary both between and within countries," says study author Dr. Aaron D. Levine from the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. To...

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