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Lift Restrictions On Embryonic Stem Cell Research |
"As president, I will lift the current administration's ban on federal funding of research on embryonic stem cell lines created after August 9, 2001, through executive order, and I will ensure that all research on stem cells is conducted ethically and with rigorous oversight."
-- Obama's answers to Science Debate 2008
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JULY 07, 2009
NIH Publishes Final Research Guidelines
NIH has released the final version of its guidelines for stem cell research. |
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APRIL 17, 2009
NIH Issues Draft Of Stem Cell Guidelines
The National Institutes of Health published a draft of the stem cell research guidelines required by Obama's executive order; comments on that draft will be accepted until May 26. The final version of the guidelines is due in early July. |
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MARCH 09, 2009
Executive Order Lifts Stem Cell Limits
Obama signed an executive order that reverses President Bush's restrictions on funding stem cell research. The administration will instruct the director of the National Institutes of Health to develop guidelines to support and conduct research that is "both scientifically worthy and responsibly conducted," Obama said. NIH is to issue those guidelines within 120 days. |
