1. The guidelines were similar, but differed in how research should be overseen. Still, say Leonard Zon and colleagues at the Children's Hospital Boston Stem Cell Program, in a post to our Web discussion, "Debate continues around the world about when monetary incentives may become an undue factor in a woman's decision to donate."
Kevin Eggan, from Harvard, says he's aggravated with what he perceives as a double standard. In the Spring of last year, he and Doug Melton received approval for human nuclear transfer experiments. But while fertility clinics routinely provide financial incentive for donors Eggan's team was barred from doing so. Expenses such as child care and travel can be covered, but protocols are scrutinized for anything that might be considered "undue inducement." "Doug and I have spent more than $50,000 on advertising in the last year and many hundreds ...
