Japan gov't panel approves human embryo creation using iPS cells
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Japan gov't panel approves human embryo creation using iPS cells
A Japanese government panel on Thursday broadly agreed to allow the creation of human embryos using eggs or sperm derived from pluripotent stem cells such as iPS cells, but only for research purposes into matters such as infertility and hereditary diseases.

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A committee of the Japanese government has agreed to allow the creation of human embryos using ova and sperm produced from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) for exclusive use in research on various subjects such as infertility or hereditary diseases. The entry Japan approves the creation of human embryos using iPS cells for research was first published in Digital Process.
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