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Nat' Academies Press, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (2005) (5817 words) |
 | Privately funded hES cell research is subject to some regulation or other constraints primarily through human subjects protections regulations, limits placed on licensees by the holders of NT and hES cell patents, animal care and use regulations, state laws, and self-imposed institutional guidelines at companies and universities that are now doing or contemplating this research. |
 | Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Recruitment of donors of blastocysts, gametes, or somatic cells including medical exclusion criteria, informed consent, the use of financial incentives, risks associated with oocyte retrieval, confidentiality, and the interpretation of genetic information that is developed from studies with these materials and that might have importance to the donors. |
 | Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) committees or their equivalents should divide research proposals into three categories in setting limits on research and determining the requisite level of oversight: (a) Research that is permissible after notification of the research institution’s ESCRO committee and completion of the reviews mandated by current requirements. |