The Future of Research on Human Stem Cells

To the Editor:

The article on stem cells in the October 1 issue does a good job of describing the current state of embryonic-stem-cell research in the United States ("Stem-Cell Research Moves Forward," The Chronicle). However, it is important to strongly emphasize that this research is at a critical crossroad because of the funding restrictions that were put in place in August 2001. These restrictions permit the use of federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells only if

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