TITLE

Stem Cells in the States

AUTHOR(S)
Romano, Andrew
PUB. DATE
June 2005
SOURCE
Newsweek (Pacific Edition);6/6/2005, Vol. 145 Issue 23, p18
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Offers a look at what individual states are doing to circumvent, or reinforce, the federal ban on stem cell research in the U.S. Statistics on where Americans stand on embryonic stem cells.
ACCESSION #
17232208

Tags: EMBRYONIC stem cells;  STEM cells;  MEDICAL research

 

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