After around three years of debates and deliberations, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Department of Biotechnology have released 24 pages of guidelines clearly spelling out the do's and dont's of stem cell research and therapy in the country. While foetal and adult stem cells (cells from the cord blood, bone marrow, peripheral blood, and teeth and bones cells) can be used for in-vitro studies, embryonic cells have been listed under restricted areas of research. Genetic engineering (germ line), or reproductive cloning, has been completely prohibited. Implanting manipulated human embryo or using a human embryo in animals have also been disallowed.