NRW (North Rhine Westphalia) president considers importing Israeli stem cells
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The decision of the president of the German state of North Rhine Westphalia (NRW) to support requests from researchers to import embryonic stem cells for research purposes is proving controversial in Germany. On a visit to the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, at the beginning of the month, Wolfgang Clement discussed moves towards closer co-operation between the centre and the University of Bonn's the Institute for Neuropathology.