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Nature 434, 128 (10 March 2005) | doi:10.1038/434128b; Published online 9 March 2005

Biosafety law brings stem-cell research to Brazil

Laura Nelson

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Extra embryos from IVF now open for research - but not for therapeutic cloning.

Brazil has passed a landmark biosafety law that will legalize human embryonic stem-cell research, and may open the way for the cultivation of genetically modified crops.The move ends a period of uncertainty and frustration for Brazilian cell biologists by allowing them to use stem cells from frozen embryos left over from in vitro fertilization.

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