{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-10-429","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Economic Development § 10–429","heading":"","body":"(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(b) “Adult stem cell” means a stem cell that is:\n(1) derived from human tissue; and\n(2) obtained after birth.\n(c) “Commission” means the Stem Cell Research Commission.\n(d) “Committee” means the independent scientific peer review committee that contracts with the Commission under § 10-436 of this subtitle.\n(e) “Fund” means the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund established under § 10-434 of this subtitle.\n(f) “Human cloning” means the replication of a human being through the production of a precise genetic copy of nuclear human DNA or any other human molecule, cell, or tissue in order to create a new human being or to allow development beyond an embryo.\n(g) “Institutional review board” has the meaning stated in the federal regulations on the protection of human subjects.\n(h) “Oocyte” means a female germ cell or egg.\n(i) “State-funded stem cell research” means stem cell research conducted with State money and using:\n(1) material obtained in accordance with § 10-438 of this subtitle; or\n(2) adult stem cells.\n(j) “Stem cell” means a human cell that has the ability to:\n(1) divide indefinitely;\n(2) give rise to many other types of specialized cells; and\n(3) give rise to new stem cells with identical potential.\n(k) “Valuable consideration” means financial gain or advantage in connection with material obtained in accordance with § 10-438 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Economic Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gec\u0026section=10-429","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:28Z","sha256":"bf5a5b93a8f90f638b732c18d32a6598aad6cb70a43c96fe97649100b55c3e59","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-10-426","next":"us-md/md.-code-economic-development-10-430"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}