NIH releases final guidelines on human embryonic stem cell research

On July 6, 2009, the web site of the National Institutes of Health posted the final "NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research." These guidelines allow federal tax dollars to support research on human embryonic stem cell lines obtained from human embryos at in-vitro fertilization clinics and fail to require IVF clinics to inform couples about the possibility of embryo adoption if the clinic doesn’t offer any embryo adoption services. Stem Cell Research Cures