lunes, 27 de agosto de 2012

Federal Policy [Stem Cell Information]

Federal Policy [Stem Cell Information]

Federal Policy

On March 9, 2009, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13505, entitled Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells (108KB PDF; get Adobe Reader).
The March 9, 2009 EO changes the way National Institutes of Health (NIH) can support and conduct human stem cell research. The HHS Secretary, through the NIH Director, is required to review existing NIH and other widely-recognized guidelines on human stem cell research and issue new NIH guidance within 120 days of the date of the EO. The National Institutes of Health Guidelines on Human Stem Cell Research were published on July 7, 2009.
The EO also revokes two items:

For More on the Executive Order and NIH Guidelines

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