February 4, 2005

Hoping to Avoid Brain Drain, States Push to Finance Stem-Cell Research

By SILLA BRUSH

Map: Showing how stem-cell research is growing in the states

In the three months since the fall elections, lawmakers in statehouses across the country have been racing to propose stem-cell-research programs worth up to $1-billion in state money.

Their actions come at a difficult time for state governments. Many face tight budgets as they begin new legislative sessions this month. And a thorny ethical debate, played out in

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