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Nature 438, 263 (17 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/438263a; Published online 16 November 2005

Japan's embryo experts beg for faster ethical reviews

David Cyranoski

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Researchers accuse review boards of holding them back.

Zealous review committees are crippling Japanese research on human embryonic stem cells, according to a plea about to be lodged at the country's science ministry.Japan is a world leader in embryonic stem-cell research involving mice and monkeys, but work involving human cell lines is another matter.