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Article: Geron is Pleased With NIH Decision Regarding Funding of Research Using Derived Human Pluripotent Stem Cells; Should Accelerate Development.
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- January 20, 1999
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MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 19, 1999--The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Harold Varmus, announced today that the NIH has concluded that they may, under existing law, pursue and fund scientific research using derived human pluripotent stem cells.
Geron welcomes this conclusion because NIH funding of research will broaden and accelerate progress in this important field.
Human pluripotent stem cells are unique cells capable of forming all the different cell types and tissues in the body. As a source of all cell types and tissues, these cells hold great promise for use in transplantation medicine, drug discovery and ...