August 5, 2005
Ill. Supports Stem-Cell Research
Illinois has become the fourth state to dedicate public funds for research on human embryonic stem cells.
Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, a Democrat, announced in July that his state will devote $10-million in grants for such research. A spokeswoman, Rebecca L. Rausch, said the state will form a body called the Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute to award such grants, but has not yet determined when it will distribute the funds.
Of the other states that plan to finance embryonic
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