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by Alison McCook

NEWS ANALYSIS
US House votes to expand stem cell work

Email: Alison McCook - Alison_mccook@hotmail.com
News from The Scientist 2005, 6(1):20050525-02

Published 25 May 2005
Yesterday (May 24) the US House of Representatives approved a stem cell bill that expands federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, allowing researchers to use tax dollars to study stem cells extracted from embryos that were discarded by fertility clinics. This is the first vote on embryonic stem cell research since President George Bush allowed limited federal funds to support research on existing cell lines in 2001.


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