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Wed 10 Oct 2008Stem-cell vote by UCC governors paves way for campus research
THE GOVERNORS of University College Cork yesterday paved the way for embryonic stem-cell research to be carried out at the university when they decided by one vote to endorse a code of practice on the issue, recommended by the university's academic council.
UCC became the first third-level institution in the Republic to effectively allow embryonic stem-cell research when members of the 40-strong governing body voted by 16 votes to 15 to note the council's recommendation.
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