Swiss vote on stem cell research
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People in Switzerland are expected to back a proposal to allow stem-cell research on human embryos, exit polls indicate.
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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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Swiss voters are expected to endorse tight government legislation on stem cell research on Sunday which would forbid the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with other continental European ...
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A majority of Americans favor research on stem cells taken from discarded human embryos, according to the latest survey to show growing support for the controversial 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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Robert Klein, real estate developer and champion of stem cell research, is elected chair of the Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Despite isolated grumblings, as the only nominee, he was a shoo-in. Kristen Philipkoski reports from San Francisco.
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Swiss voters are expected to endorse tight government legislation on stem cell research on Sunday which would forbid the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with other continental European countries.
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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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Tuesday&#39;s vote by Californians to spend $3 billion on human embryonic stem cell research could speed progress on the promising but controversial field and make the state the epicenter of such research.
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Britain's leading scientific institution  said Monday it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a  possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty  banning human cloning. The London-based Royal Society is  stepping up its drive to push the United Nations to ban the  cloning of babies, but to make no ruling on using the  technology for medical research, or therapeutic cloning, at its  59th General Session in October. The 191-nation U.N. General  Assembly is divided over whether to allow therapeutic cloning  to continue or to adopt a broad cloning ban championed by the  Bush administration and Costa Rica with strong backing from the  U.S. anti-abortion movement and many predominantly Roman  Catholic nations.
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Swiss voters were deciding Sunday whether to approve ea government plan allowing research on the stem cells of human embryos, the BBC reported.
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WASHINGTON - The death of actor Christopher Reeve may spark even more debate on the campaign trail about stem cell research. Tuesday in Washington, the National Academy of Sciences is meeting to talk about responsible research.
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Voters in Switzerland yesterday overwhelmingly approved a law allowing scientists to experiment on stem cells taken from human embryos, in a move which will deepen the division between Europe and the US over the use of such research.
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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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LOS ANGLELES -- Californians voted to spend $3 billion on stem cell research Tuesday, as voters picked through 16 ballot measures that could rewrite the state&#39;s tough three-strikes sentencing law, expand casino gambling, and change the way elections are
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Swiss voters approved measures to allow scientists to take stem cells from unwanted embryos to be used for research into diseases.
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German lawmakers are considering changes to laws on stem cell research as pressure grows for an easing of restrictions that local scientists complain prevent them from keeping up with global advances.