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Stem cell research policy and iPS cells

The field of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) will be subject to a wide range of laws and research ethics policies, many of which exist as a result of the controversies associated with research on human embryonic stem cells. Understanding this potentially complex regulatory environment will help iPSC research move forward and will inform future policy.

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The authors wish to thank G. Lomax, S. Pattinson, U. Ogbogu and T. Camm for their review of and comments on an earlier draft, as well as Canada's Stem Cell Network and the Leading Project of the MEXT, Japan (to K.K.) for funding.

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Caulfield, T., Scott, C., Hyun, I. et al. Stem cell research policy and iPS cells. Nat Methods 7, 28–33 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.f.282

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