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Californians want stem-cell studies to get going

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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