California votes yes to stem cell research
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Californians have voted in favor of creating a $3-billion embryonic stem-cell research effort over the next decade. Proposition 71 was placed on the ballot by venture capitalists
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A scientific revolution of sorts is underway, with California taking a giant lead in the race to see which states become centers for basic research using human embryonic stem cells.
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Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote &#36;3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in what would be the biggest-ever state-supported scientific research program in the country.
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GENEVA - Swiss voters have overwhelming backed a proposal to allow stem-cell research on human embryos. The new law won the support of more than 66 per cent of voters.
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California becomes the first US state to provide funding for stem cell research, medical experiments that involve human embryos.
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The Illinois Senate voted Friday to spend state tax dollars on embryonic stem cell research, despite objections from those who argue the research destroys human life
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Swiss voters on Sunday night gave the green light to stem cell research in a referendum that business and political leaders had described as crucial to maintaining the country&#39;s position as a leader in the drugs industry.
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GENEVA - Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a law allowing stem cell research Sunday, rejecting a hard-line campaign that compared researchers to the Nazis&#39; &quot;angel of death,&quot; Dr.
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In the increasingly competitive battle for biotech prominence, California just played a trump card: Proposition 71, a voter-approved initiative to spend $3 billion on stem-cell research over the next decade.
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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine issued a plan today for how it would spend the $3 billion assigned by the stateÂs voters to finance stem cell research.
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GENEVA: Swiss voters have approved a law allowing stem cell research, rejecting a tough campaign that even compared researchers to the Nazi &quot;angel of death,&quot; Dr Josef Mengele.
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The government has won strong backing for a law allowing stem-cell research on surplus human embryos, with two-thirds of Swiss voting in favour.
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&quot;California Healthcare Institute congratulates Gov. Schwarzenegger on his bold decision to endorse Prop. 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative,&quot; said CHI president &amp; CEO David Gollaher.
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Bee Staff Writers. Bucking the leadership of his fellow Republicans, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his support Monday for a $3 billion bond measure for stem cell research
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Californians have come down on the side of stem cell research by passing a $3 billion bond measure designed to put the state on the cutting edge of such science.
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The decision by California voters Tuesday to channel $3 billion into embryonic stem-cell research shifts scientific planning nationwide.
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Scientists around the country who study embryonic stem cells may be mourning four more years of President Bush&#39;s restrictive funding policy, but California scientists are throwing a party, and top researchers in less-funded states are hoping for