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According to Dr V M Katoch, director general of ICMR, the aim is to develop a consensus among scientists, pharmacists and the public. "The ICMR-DBT guidelines on stem cell research and therapy were prepared in 2007. We are revising it and the public consultation programme is an attempt to seek suggestions on the same," said Katoch. He added that the 'Biomedical Research Human Subjects Promotion and Regulation Bill,' to regulate and monitor research on the human subjects including use of stem cells for experimental and therapeutic purposes, is also being finalized.
A senior research official, working on the guidelines, said embryonic stem cell research...