Swiss Voters Back Stem-Cell Research
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In the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States, Swiss voters have backed proposals to allow stem-cell research.
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Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote $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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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 rejected controversial reforms making it easier for second and third generation immigrants in Switzerland to gain citizenship, official results in a referendum showed.
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Gov. Mitt Romney, who has voiced past support for stem cell research, told Massachusetts legislative leaders Thursday he believes some embryonic stem cell science "crosses the boundary of ethics."
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A little more than three months after California voters approved a measure allocating $3 billion in public funds for stem cell and related research, organizers are struggling with down-to-earth concerns.
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LEE COUNTYâ The death of Christopher Reeve brings more attention to a controversial issue during this presidential election - embryonic stem cell research.
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California is moving quickly to launch a &#36;3 billion stem cell research program approved by voters this month even as the United States is leading a campaign at the United Nations to ban all cloning of human embryos, including for stem cell studies.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke with Republican party ranks and endorsed a $3 billion stem cell research project. Proposition 71, the proposal to invest billions in
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Scientists prove stem cells are not necessary for cloning and find other cells may even be better candidates.
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More Americans know about stem cell research, and more approve of it this year than in 2001, according to a new Harris Poll. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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GENEVA Swiss voters have backed a law allowing stem-cell research in the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States.
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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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Scientists in Massachusetts said yesterday that they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of advances that could speed development of stem-cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases.
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A controversial California ballot measure that would fund a decade of stem cell research with $3 billion in state money was headed for a resounding victory on Tuesday, early returns showed.
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GENEVA  - Two-thirds of Swiss voters approved a new law that allows medical research on stem cells taken from human embryos but bars cloning, official results from a referendum showed.
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Swiss voters rejected proposals on Sunday to make it easier for the children and grandchildren of immigrants to get Swiss passports, a victory for the nation&#39;s right wing.