September 14, 2001

Senators Clash With HHS Secretary Over Bush Stem-Cell Plan

By RON SOUTHWICK

Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, announced last week that he had secured a "groundbreaking" agreement that allows government researchers to study stem cells derived at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. University researchers and lobbyists were cautiously optimistic about the deal. But Mr. Thompson disappointed a Senate panel when he confirmed that more than half of the 64 stem-cell colonies eligible for study with federal funds are not ready for use by

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