Divergent local laws threaten to stifle Europe's stem-cell project

摘要

A high-profile European collaboration in human embryonic stem-cell research is showing signs of trouble before the first pipette has even been unpacked. Scientists believe that the project could become the continent's most ambitious and promising collaboration in the field so far. But they fear it may be broken up or delayed because of the muddled legal situation surrounding stem-cell research in the European Union (EU).