Californians want stem-cell studies to get going
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Posted on Feb 09, 2004, 5 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
SAN FRANCISCO -- A coalition of wealthy patient advocates, eminent scientists and Hollywood executives has launched a well-funded campaign to make California a hub for human embryonic stem cell research even as tepid federal support slows such efforts elsewhere. The group is trying to get a $3 billion bond proposition on the November ballot that would make California the first state -- and the largest U.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A coalition of wealthy patient advocates, eminent scientists and Hollywood executives has launched a well-funded campaign to make California a hub for human embryonic stem cell research even as tepid federal support slows such efforts elsewhere. The group is trying to get a $3 billion bond proposition on the November ballot that would make California the first state -- and the largest U.S. public entity -- to fund such research.
Source: http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-nws-stem08.html
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