Title:

Memorandum from Harriet Rabb to Harold Varmus [on federal funding for research involving human pluripotent stem cells]

Creator:

Rabb, Harriet
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Office of the General Coursel

Recipient:

Varmus, Harold and National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Office of the Director

Date:

15 January 1999

Description:

Rabb, of the DHHS Office of the General Counsel, prepared this analysis in response to Varmus's request for a legal opinion on whether federal funds may be used for research conducted with human pluripotent stem cells derived from embryos created by in vitro fertilization or from primordial germ cells isolated from the tissue of non-living fetuses.

Location:

Box: 8. Folder: 4

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Memorandums

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

MVBBYY

NLM ID:

101584926X407

Profiles Collection:

The Harold Varmus Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X407

Story Section:

Basic Science and Congressional Politics: NIH Director, 1993-1999