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Between 1998 and 2009, research being conducted using human embryonic stem (hES) cells expanded primarily using private funds because of restrictions on the use of federal funds for such research. With limited federal involvement, privately funded hES cell research was being carried out under a patchwork of existing, and even inappropriate, regulations that neglected the many ethical, legal, scientific, and policy issues of concern to the public. This report provided guidelines for the conduct of hES cell research to address both ethical and scientific concerns to enhance its integrity by encouraging responsible practices in the conduct of that research.
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Consensus
·2010
In 2005, the National Academies released the book, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of comprehensive federal funding, was lacking national standards for research. In order to keep the Guidelines up...
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Since 1998, the volume of research being conducted using human embryonic stem (hES) cells has expanded primarily using private funds because of restrictions on the use of federal funds for such research. Given limited federal involvement, privately funded hES cell research has thus far been carried out under a patchwork of existing regulations, many of which were not designed with this research specifically in mind. In addition, hES cell research touches on many ethical, legal, scientific, and policy issues that are of concern to the public. This report provides guidelines for the conduct of hES cell research to address both ethical and scientific concerns. The guidelines are intended to enhance the integrity of privately funded hES cell research by encouraging responsible practices in the conduct of that research.
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National Academy of Sciences W.K. Kellogg
The Greenwall Foundation
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Fran Sharples
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