Draft National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Research Involving Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (December 1999)

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on a document entitled ``Draft National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Research Involving Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (December 1999).'' The purpose of these draft guidelines is to recommend procedures to help ensure that NIH-funded research in this area is conducted in an ethical and legal manner. The NIH will not fund research using human pluripotent stem cells until final guidelines are published in the Federal Register and an oversight process is in place.