September 21, 2001
U.S. Urged to Finance More Stem-Cell Lines
A National Academy of Sciences panel released a report last week urging the government to finance the creation of more colonies of embryonic stem cells. The report came one week after officials in the Bush administration reaffirmed that studies of only a select group of stem-cell colonies would be eligible for federally sponsored research.
The 59-page report notes that existing colonies, or lines, of stem cells offer remarkable research potential. However, the possibility that those
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