title: Human embryonic stem cell research: an Australian perspective.
abstract: A conscience vote of individual parliamentarians in the Australian government last month regarding amendments to current legislation regulating human embryonic stem cell research yielded a surprising outcome. Despite opposition by the Australian Prime Minister, the Senate and House of Representatives voted to adopt the recommendations of the Lockhart Review and approve human somatic cell nuclear transfer, thus providing a consistent national policy for all researchers in Australia.
authors.affiliation: Murdoch Children's Research Institute & Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC. 3052, Australia. andrew.sinclair@mcri.edu.au
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Schofield
mesh_terms: D037881:Aborted Fetus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D001315:Australia; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends*; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D016332:Fetal Tissue Transplantation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D053652:Nuclear Transfer Techniques / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends*