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FDA Hearings on Stem-Cell Drugs

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The contentious debate over embryonic-stem-cell research is entering a new chapter as biotech companies press the Food and Drug Administration to approve clinical trials for the first generation of stem-cell-derived drugs.

The FDA has set two days of hearings starting Thursday to discuss how the agency may regulate embryonic stem-cell therapies. FDA officials say they expect the hearing will draw a crowd of biotech executives, investors and researchers, and representatives of patient-advocacy groups.

The biotech industry and investors want more certainty about the FDA's guidelines for the complex approval process ahead, and assurance that the FDA isn't averse to approving embryonic-stem-cell therapies for political reasons.

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