Swiss vote in favour of stem cell research
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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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Voters in Switzerland have backed a new law permitting research on stem cells from human embryos. The Catholic Church and the influential Green Party had opposed the legislation, saying it involved taking human lives.
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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.
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Swiss voters endorsed restrictive  legislation on stem cell research Sunday that forbids the  cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with some  other continental European countries.
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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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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine issued a plan 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 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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LONDON - Britain&#39;s leading scientific institution said yesterday it is calling for support from other countries to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty to ban human cloning.
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Voters in California are almost  evenly divided on a ballot measure that could approve state  funding for stem cell research, according to a poll released on  Sunday.
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California voters' approval of a &#36;3 billion ballot measure this week to fund controversial stem-cell research gives new life to a similar effort in the U.S. Congress, moderate Republicans said on Thursday.
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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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SAN DIEGO - California voters resoundingly approved a measure to spend $3 billion in public money for embryonic stem cell research, opening the door for the most aggressive push yet into the controversial science.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 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 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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A committee of renowned scientists said the result was a vote of confidence in medical research and a positive sign for Switzerland as a centre for science and research.
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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.
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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