Congress votes to expand stem cell research
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Lawmakers defied President George W. Bush on Thursday and gave final congressional approval to legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
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Here&#39;s the bad news for stem cell advocates: George W. Bush, the president who first placed severe restrictions on such research, was re-elected to a second term Tuesday.
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The prospect of using human embryonic stem cells to treat disease appears a small step closer as the result of two new experiments with the cells, which are mired in political controversy because they are derived from human embryos.
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President Bush, under increasing pressure to relax his restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, plans to issue an executive order today to encourage government agencies to support research that offers the promise of creating medically useful stem cells without destroying human embryos,...
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The latest findings may expand the ways of generating customized stem cells for new treatments
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As other states line up to invest billions of dollars in stem cell research, state lawmakers vowed Tuesday to act quickly on legislation that would enable Connecticut to join them.
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President George W. Bush on Wednesday for the second time vetoed legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, the White House said.
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WASHINGTON -- Pushing back against the Democratic-led Congress, President Bush vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have eased restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
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&quot;The bottom line is that stem cell research will advance. This declaration will not chill stem cell research,&quot; said Bernard.
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A measure that forbids cloning human embryos but allows scientists to extract stem cells from unwanted embryos for medical research is approved by Swiss voters. The restrictive legislation is similar to that of the Netherlands and Spain.
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The Democratic-controlled Congress passed legislation Thursday to loosen restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, but the bill's supporters lacked the votes needed to override President Bush's threatened veto.
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Following the deaths of Ronald Reagan and Christopher Reeve, embryonic stem cell research with its potential to find cures for debilitating illnesses is giving John Kerry and other Democrats an issue to pitch to moderate Republican voters.
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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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California&#39;s controversial stem cell research ballot measure appears to be gaining favor, according to a poll that found 54 percent of likely voters approve it.
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New Jersey lawmakers approved the stateâs s most sweeping measures yet in its efforts to be a leader in stem-cell research.
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The Senate is poised to debate legislation promoting embryonic stem cell research, a bill all but certain to draw President Bush&#039;s first veto.
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California scientists and business boosters, who united for the first 10 months of the year to persuade voters to approve spending $3 billion on stem cell research, now are breaking rank as they foment plans for getting some of that money.