TITLE

Bush stem-cell decision may be first of many

AUTHOR(S)
Belsie, Laurent
PUB. DATE
August 2001
SOURCE
Christian Science Monitor;8/16/2001, Vol. 93 Issue 184, p2
SOURCE TYPE
Newspaper
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Discusses the decision of the George W. Bush administration to provide limited funding for embryonic stem-cell research, the ethical questions in biomedical research, and the challenge of maintaining the quality of the 60 stem-cell lines.
ACCESSION #
5010930

Tags: EMBRYONIC stem cells -- Government policy;  MEDICINE -- Research -- Moral & ethical aspects

 

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