August 16, 2002
Researchers Say Few Stem Cells Are Available for Study
One year after President Bush approved federal financing for studies of some colonies of human embryonic stem cells, researchers say they have been blocked from obtaining stem cells from all but a few of the approved cell lines. Cells from only 5 of the 78 colonies now eligible for financing have been widely distributed to researchers, and some scientists are calling on the Bush administration to work harder to increase that number.
Some university scientists acknowledge that it takes
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