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Nature Medicine 8, 430 (2002)
doi:10.1038/nm0502-430

Compromise for Australian ES cell research

Carina Dennis1

  1. Sydney

Australia has opted for a less liberal position than the UK on embryonic stem (ES) cell research regulation but less restricted than the US publicly-funded sector. Last month, Australian prime minister John Howard announced that surplus embryos from fertility treatments in existence as of 5 April can be used for research, but new ones cannot be created simply for medical science.