With a new president comes new ideas (sometimes), and support for new ideas, and that's what we have here with stem cell research. President Barack Obama has doled out a pretty penny of cash and a large chunk of it is coming to Michigan to research stem cells.
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Millions of dollars are slated for an embryonic stem cell consortium at the University of Michigan. And the addition of any
money from the National Institutes of Health -- possibly as soon as September -- will open the door for jobs.
"As
of today, we can truly use all the resources we have," said Eva
Feldman, director of the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute
at U-M. While cautioning against false hope for immediate cures, she
will use embryonic stem cells to study Lou Gehrig's disease.
As
Obama announced his decision Monday morning, applause erupted at the
White House for both the overturned ban and his directive to White
House science officials to end an era of political influence on
scientific progress and information.
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