Although the U.S. government puts stringent restrictions on funding for research on embryonic stem cells, individual states such as California have set up institutes to perform that work and general stem cell studies. (sciencemag.org)
He worries that the ruling could foster an unwelcoming climate that would eventually trickle down to limit funding for basic research on embryonic stem cells. (scientificamerican.com)
B: I suspect there is widespread agreement that the president's policy in restricting research on embryonic stem cells to lines that existed before 2001 is ill advised and that California should support a program that is forward looking, just as it has over many years in environmental and social programs. (discovermagazine.com)