Scientists Await Action on Stem Cells

Rob Stein at the Washington Post writes :

“At the Harvard Stem Cell Institute in Cambridge, Mass., graduate students and other scientists paid with federal grants are eagerly awaiting the day when they can contribute their eureka moments to projects that are forbidden under the current policy.”

Eureka moments just around the corner? Don’t hold your breath.

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