Obama to appeal stemcell research ruling

WASHINGTON — The US Justice Department said Tuesday it will appeal a judge’s decision to block federal funding for stemcell research, risking an election year fight over hot button issues of science and religion. “I can confirm we plan to appeal,” said Tracy Schmaller, a Justice Department spokesperson, adding that the department was “likely to [...]

Stem cell regs to become law?

US President Barack Obama’s 2009 executive order to allow the federal funding of research using new human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines may become law. Human embryonic stem cells Image: Wikimedia commons, Nissim Benvenisty Yesterday (March 9), on the one-year anniversary of Obama’s announcement, members of Congress Diana DeGette of Colorado and Mike Castle of [...]

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