Britain banks on embryonic stem cells to gain competitive edge.

D Adam - Nature, 2002 - go.gale.com
D Adam
Nature, 2002go.gale.com
Britain is staking an aggressive claim for global leadership in stem-cell research by offering
all of its biologists easy access to newly derived, high-quality embryonic stem-cell lines.On
27 February, the Medical Research Council (MRC) confirmed its plans to establish a public
cell bank to characterize and store adult and embryonic stem cells. It will also distribute
these cells for a nominal charge to both academic and commercial research groups.
Britain is staking an aggressive claim for global leadership in stem-cell research by offering all of its biologists easy access to newly derived, high-quality embryonic stem-cell lines.
On 27 February, the Medical Research Council (MRC) confirmed its plans to establish a public cell bank to characterize and store adult and embryonic stem cells. It will also distribute these cells for a nominal charge to both academic and commercial research groups.
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