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E.U. to register stem cell lines

BRUSSELS: The European Commission agreed on Thursday on funding for the creation of a European registry for human embryonic stem cell lines, said the Commission.

A human embryonic stem cell line is a culture of stem cells isolated from an early human embryo. This cell culture can be grown indefinitely in the laboratory. Currently 81 different lines are used in E.U. projects.

Under the project, a publicly accessible Internet site will contain high quality data about the cell lines and will publish interesting developments, such as clinical trials, said the commission, the executive body of the European Union.

There will be details on the sources of the stem cell lines and contact data. The registry will also include information on human embryonic stem cell lines obtained from on-going and future E.U.-funded projects. Ten E.U. countries are involved in the registry: The project has been agreed for a period of three years, with a E.U. funding of just over 1 million euros. — Xinhua

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