title: NIH guidelines. Researchers get green light for work on stem cells.
abstract: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued final guidelines last week allowing NIH-funded researchers to derive human pluripotent stem cells from fetal tissue, but not from embryos. Scientists may also work with embryonic stem cells, but may obtain them only from private sources and must ensure that derivation meets certain ethical conditions. The NIH spent nearly a year finalizing the guidelines, which researchers hope will allow work leading to the improved treatment of diabetes, Parkinson's, and other diseases.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012106:Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D013234:Stem Cells; D014481:United States