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Nature Medicine 9, 154 (2003)
doi:10.1038/nm0203-154a

Europe dithers over stem cell patents

Peter Mitchell1

  1. London

The European Commission may restrict the scope of stem cell technology patents, to encourage faster development of stem cell–based therapeutics while placating ethically motivated campaigners.In November, the Commission published a report admitting considerable uncertainty over which aspects of stem cell technology could be patented and how wide the patents should be.

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