On 5th September 2008 The National Academics released guidelines for the Human embryonic stem cell research, basically updating the issues tackled in 2005 and 2007. Technically speaking the guidelines are important since a lot of research is going on in the stem cell field and if all the efforts taking place are streamlined then the research can be effectively boosted. Plus there should be some ethical barriers which should not be crossed.
Some of the guidelines, right from the year 2005 are as follows, Embryonic stem cell research oversight (ESCRO) committees should be established which includes legal and ethical experts, as well as representatives of the public, and experts in biology and stem cell research. Stem cells are usually harvested from a blastocyst. The proposals for research on this should reviewed by the ESCRO committees. Nuclear transfer must not be used for reproductive cloning. Human embryos used for research should not be grown in culture for longer than 14 days, Donor consent must be obtained at all times and which can be withdrawn at any point of time before the stem cell lines are obtained. The donors should not be paid. ESCRO committee should maintain records of the produced stem cell lines and the medical history of donors. . As a good management practice that institutions conducting human embryonic stem cell research are asked to carry out periodic audits of their ESCRO committees to ensure proper performance and make the findings of the audits available to the public. These are some of the points mentioned in the guidelines
The need for the Updated was due to the introduction of ips (induced pluripotent cells) (Discovered by the genius Shinya Yamanaka )which are made by reprogramming non embryonic adult cells into a stem-cell-like state and can be further used to develop other functional cells. The one thing that i liked personally about the whole report was that the public must be made aware by the various research institutions about the research that they are carrying out. This in turn can help boost the public support for the reseach work so also the number of people adapting the stem cell way of cure will increase.
The complete set of guidelines are avaliable on the National Academics web page.
Some of the guidelines, right from the year 2005 are as follows, Embryonic stem cell research oversight (ESCRO) committees should be established which includes legal and ethical experts, as well as representatives of the public, and experts in biology and stem cell research. Stem cells are usually harvested from a blastocyst. The proposals for research on this should reviewed by the ESCRO committees. Nuclear transfer must not be used for reproductive cloning. Human embryos used for research should not be grown in culture for longer than 14 days, Donor consent must be obtained at all times and which can be withdrawn at any point of time before the stem cell lines are obtained. The donors should not be paid. ESCRO committee should maintain records of the produced stem cell lines and the medical history of donors. . As a good management practice that institutions conducting human embryonic stem cell research are asked to carry out periodic audits of their ESCRO committees to ensure proper performance and make the findings of the audits available to the public. These are some of the points mentioned in the guidelines
The need for the Updated was due to the introduction of ips (induced pluripotent cells) (Discovered by the genius Shinya Yamanaka )which are made by reprogramming non embryonic adult cells into a stem-cell-like state and can be further used to develop other functional cells. The one thing that i liked personally about the whole report was that the public must be made aware by the various research institutions about the research that they are carrying out. This in turn can help boost the public support for the reseach work so also the number of people adapting the stem cell way of cure will increase.
The complete set of guidelines are avaliable on the National Academics web page.
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