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Article: EXPERTS OUTLINE STEM CELL GUIDANCE 2 FROM UW ON PANEL.(FRONT)
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- The Capital Times
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- April 26, 2005
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Byline: Aaron Nathans The Capital Times
The scientific community would more closely regulate human embryonic stem cell research under guidelines released this morning by the National Academy of Sciences.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison science ethicists, Norman Fost and Alta Charo, participated in the formation of the guidelines. The academy is trying to assuage public concerns about stem cell research, as well as to create uniform codes of ethics for all institutions. The guidelines also cover cloning.
The academy recommended against paying women to donate their eggs for research. Although it has become standard practice to pay subjects as ...