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Nature 406, 813 (24 August 2000) | doi:10.1038/35022710
Stem cells democracy
One of the most surprising aspects of last week's decision by the British government to recommend that research be allowed on embryonic stem cells (see page 815) is not the decision itself, but the length of time it took to emerge. After all, the principle that human embryos up to 14 days old can be used in research was approved by parliament ten years ago, after lengthy public debate, when it passed the Human Fertilization and Embryology Act.
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