Section 10-429 - Definitions(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Adult stem cell" means a stem cell that is:(1) derived from human tissue; and(2) obtained after birth.(c) "Commission" means the Stem Cell Research Commission.(d) "Committee" means the independent scientific peer review committee that contracts with the Commission under § 10-436 of this subtitle.(e) "Fund" means the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund established under § 10-434 of this subtitle.(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.(g) "Institutional review board" has the meaning stated in the federal regulations on the protection of human subjects.(h) "Oocyte" means a female germ cell or egg.(i) "State-funded stem cell research" means stem cell research conducted with State money and using:(1) material obtained in accordance with § 10-438 of this subtitle; or(j) "Stem cell" means a human cell that has the ability to: (2) give rise to many other types of specialized cells; and(3) give rise to new stem cells with identical potential.(k) "Valuable consideration" means financial gain or advantage in connection with material obtained in accordance with § 10-438 of this subtitle.Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 580,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.