What are the NIH guidelines for embryonic stem cell research which will receive the recently approved federal funding?
The National Institutes of Health recently developed Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research. The NIH drafted the guidelines in response to President Barack Obama’s Executive Order 13505, issued March 9, 2009, which allowed government funding to flow to embryonic stem cell research using all ethically derived stem cell lines. The guidelines “establish policy and procedures under which NIH will fund research in this area, and to help ensure that NIH-funded research in this area is ethically responsible, scientifically worthy and conducted in accordance with applicable law.” To read the guidelines, visit http://stemcells.nih.gov/policy/2009guidelines.htm. For more information on stem cell research regulations, see the “Regulations and Ethics” section of this FAQ.
